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21 Aug 2015 17:50 #161 by Outback Jack
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Hi Terry,

I am down near Berry Springs. Will be in Berrimah in the morning getting 350 for its trip down south.

Home after Lunch. I will PM you may details.

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22 Aug 2015 18:10 #162 by Hank Onthewater
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Spotted an unknown OKA in Albany WA
The report goes as follows:
A friend called me yesterday saying that he thought I was in town, parked on the main drag, but getting closer noticed the OKA was not mine. So I assume it was a white OKA with busbody. My friend gave the rego/number plates (something with '123'), not the VIN number.
Welcome to Albany to you (if you are on the forum). You are welcome to visit us, and share a meal, right now Mulligatawny soup (hmmmm, not sure about the spelling though).

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28 Aug 2015 17:59 #163 by Terry Mclaaren
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Back home after a great trip through SA, WA and NT.

Was a nice surprise to catch up with Rick and Sue Whitworth in Oka 149 at Timber Creek, WA. Rick has made 149 into a very comfortable live in setup, great for travelling.

Got to meet Lobo Fraser and his wife Vicki at their property south of Darwin, Oka 350 looks like a good set with the multi cab option and sleeping quarters in a module behind the cab.

Passed and briefly spoke with Ray Croft in Oka 415 who was travelling north to Alice Springs for the Transport Hall of Fame show.

Thanks for the chat guys and letting me check out your vehicles.

Cheers Terry

Oka 407

OKA 407

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05 Sep 2015 13:08 - 05 Sep 2015 13:11 #164 by dandjcr
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We spotted Sue and Rick Whitworth's Oka 149 in the carpark of Exmouth shopping centre.

That was one day after they spotted us at Oyster Stacks snorkelling on Ningaloo Reef. We spent a pleasant couple of hours chatting with them, while Oka 148 and Oka 149 were reunited. Both Oka's originated from the same tour company in Perth.

David and Janet




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06 Sep 2015 11:18 #165 by Peter Sheppard
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Sue and I recently returned from 10 weeks in the Kimberley and saw three Okas along the way.
Dave who runs Sacred Earth Tours had a chat at the Karratha caravan park. He calls his vehicle Oka lite as he has stripped it down to the bare essentials to allow it to be rated below 4.5 tonnes and access all tracks. Runs a V8 and certainly sounded different to when I turn the key to start the Perkins.





Saw this Oka at Cathredal Gorge in the Bungles. We were with another couple so I did not have time to leave a message for them. Nice looking setup.



Third Oka (#373) was parked up at Mornington off the Gibb River Road. It is owned by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and is used to transfer staff and visitors around at times. If anyone is planning to visit Mornington I would strongly recommend staying at Charnley River Station across the road, it has a great campground, easy travel to a fabulous swimming hole called Donkey Springs and three really different gorges that can all be visited in one day.





Final image is #195 parked up at Manning Gorge behind Mt. Barnett next to a "young' boab tree.



Cheers Peter and Sue

Peter 195
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06 Sep 2015 16:13 #166 by Peter and Sandra OKA 374
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373 is a brother to 374, looks identical to how 374 was when we bought it.

OKA 374 LT Van, converted to camper/motorhome,
400ah Lithiums, 1100w solar, diesel cooking heating and HWS,
Cummins 6BT, Allison 6 speed auto, Nissan transfer.

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08 Sep 2015 09:57 - 08 Sep 2015 21:08 #167 by Rick Whitworth
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Spotted an OKA in carpark at Ningaloo reef.
Went down to reef to find the owner but all we could find was this snorkeller inspecting all of the oyster stacks.

An hour later he emerged and it turned out to be David Ribbans

It was nice to meet David and Janet 'in the flesh'
After a dry and change of wet clothes we had a cuppa and chat about all things OKA
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08 Sep 2015 21:16 #168 by dandjcr
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Peter Sheppard wrote:
Saw this Oka at Cathredal Gorge in the Bungles. We were with another couple so I did not have time to leave a message for them. Nice looking setup.


Peter and Sue, the Oka you saw at Cathedral Gorge was Tim and Lorraine in Oka 124.



We met them in Marla a few weeks ago.

Regards, David

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13 Sep 2015 18:28 - 13 Sep 2015 18:29 #169 by Rick Whitworth
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Spotted this OKA in Kalbarri
Build no was covered with a plate but could be 275 or 342.
Operator was flat out with customers
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14 Sep 2015 23:35 #170 by TH
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I'm pretty sure Kalbarri is the only town in Australia you can drive an OKA down the main street and not get a second look. Those VIN numbers are recorded in here somewhere.

3 permanent OKAs in town and always see the odd extra. I reckon Kalbarri would be the perfect location for a west coast get together at some stage. It was one of Hal's favourite spots.

Cheers, Tony
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16 Sep 2015 06:21 #171 by Peter and Sandra OKA 374
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Spotted 144 heading north just out of Maitland NSW yesterday, we were in the car going the other way.

OKA 374 LT Van, converted to camper/motorhome,
400ah Lithiums, 1100w solar, diesel cooking heating and HWS,
Cummins 6BT, Allison 6 speed auto, Nissan transfer.

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25 Sep 2015 07:06 - 25 Sep 2015 07:08 #172 by dandjcr
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We met Frank in Oka 410 with its distinctive colour scheme, just west of Madura.

We had a chat for half an hour and then both headed off east but on different routes.


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25 Sep 2015 07:15 - 25 Sep 2015 07:26 #173 by Rick Whitworth
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Also met Frank a couple of days ago south of Coolgardie



Had along chat about all things OKA by the roadside
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25 Sep 2015 07:24 - 25 Sep 2015 20:03 #174 by Rick Whitworth
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Spotted Gary and Chris in OKA 306



Shared an evening by their campfire at Lake Douglas

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27 Sep 2015 16:07 - 27 Sep 2015 16:13 #175 by dandjcr
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After being spotted at Ningaloo and Exmouth, we met Rick and Sue Whitworth and Oka 149 again whilst shopping in Ceduna, 2250km away.


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27 Sep 2015 20:06 #176 by Peter_n_Margaret
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Susi & Ruedi with NT 001 (with the almost complete new camper section) and Klaus in LT221 (which is LHD and lives in Germany) at Ruedi's birthday party in Switzerland last night.



Cheers, Peter.
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09 Oct 2015 18:01 #177 by OKA in Africa
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I spotted an OKA, actually two! In the city of Kasane in Botswana. The two vehicles were discussed some tome ago on the forum. They are owned by a tour operator called "Flame of Africa".
I met the owner who fell in love with the vehicles and bought them from a person who was driving them in Sudan. They are XT's and look almost identical. It's OKA 209 and 250.
The owner invited us to stay at his guest house and I am currently trying to help with identifying some spare parts he will need.

Thank you and best regards

OKA #327 in Africa
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09 Oct 2015 18:03 - 09 Oct 2015 18:07 #178 by OKA in Africa
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I spotted an OKA, actually two!
In the city of Kasane in Botswana.

The two vehicles were discussed some tome ago on the forum. They are owned by a tour operator called "Flame of Africa".
I met the owner who fell in love with the vehicles and bought them from a person who was driving them in Sudan. They are XT's and look almost identical. It's OKA 209 and 250.

The owner invited us to stay at his guest house and I am currently trying to help with identifying some spare parts he will need.


Thank you and best regards

OKA #327 in Africa
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09 Oct 2015 18:48 #179 by TH
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Awesome. I contacted Flame of Africa a while back, told them of this site and asked for the numbers then forgot to follow up. #250 would be an interesting rig to take a look under.

Cheers, Tony

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09 Oct 2015 22:35 - 09 Oct 2015 23:21 #180 by OKA in Africa
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Here are some more pictures ...

The owner is excited about this forum and already signed up.









Thank you and best regards

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