Spotted • Toyota Land Cruiser • 406 Cruisers at SHINE
FireCruiser
I went to the monthly 406 Cruisers meeting at SHINE and found a bright red Land Cruiser fire truck parked out front. Nobody called 911. Everybody called dibs.
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A Fire Truck at the 406 Cruisers Meeting
This month's 406 Cruisers club meeting was at SHINE Beer Sanctuary in downtown Bozeman. I walked out and this was parked at the curb: a red Toyota Land Cruiser fire truck.
It's a 70 Series-style Land Cruiser pickup with a crew cab and a flatbed, round headlights and a TOYOTA grille. There's Japanese lettering on the doors, a winch tucked into a diamond-plate front bumper, black steel wheels and mud-terrain tires. The whole thing is one shade of red, and that shade is fire engine.
Here's my hot take: this is the most Land Cruiser thing I've ever seen parked downtown. It's a work truck that was built to show up when things go wrong, and now it shows up for beer.
The snark section
Things I Noticed
It's red. All of it. The hood, the cab, the bumper, the bed. If you ever lose it in a parking lot, just look for the fire.
The winch bumper is diamond plate. That's the industrial version of a pocket square.
The doors have Japanese lettering. I'm not going to guess what it says. If you can read it, tell me.
It was parked next to the curb like it was waiting for a call. The only emergency that night was that I didn't own it.
Final thoughts
Whose Is This?
I'm still saving every spare dollar for the Fund the 40 jar. But if a red Land Cruiser fire truck ever shows up on Cars & Bids, I'm going to need a minute.
If this is yours, find me at the next 406 Cruisers meeting. I have questions, and I'd love to do a proper shoot.
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Photo is mine. Plates are blurred.
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