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Mission Accomplished: 406 Cruisers Clean Up Public Lands

Keeping our backcountry pristine is a core value for the 406 Cruisers. What started as a community thread on IH8MUD turned into a successful recovery mission to remove a junked vehicle from our public lands. From the heavy lifting by the crew to building goodwill with the Forest Service, read how we’re working to keep Montana beautiful and our trails open for everyone.

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I Expected New Balances. I Got Alicia.

You know the stereotype. Corvette pulls in, you brace yourself. But this murdered-out C7 had a plot twist — and somehow my cute little Fiat ended up in the conversation. A random Target run turned into a twenty-minute car talk and a stoplight challenge I fully intend to honor.

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Crashing the Rover Party: A Date with "Oxford"

I showed up to a Land Rover meet in my Lexus expecting to make jokes about oil leaks. Instead, I found "Oxford," the 1955 Series I that drove from London to Singapore and proved that 10% really do make it home.

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