The Vigilante 77 Sunday dirt crew returned to Virginia City covered in dust and carrying plenty of stories. From air-cooled Porsches and oddball rally builds to Nick’s barbed-wire field repair, this is what the rally looked like when the dust settled.

Day 3 of the Vigilante 77 Rally sent the Sunday Dirt Crew charging across Montana’s fast dirt roads. A rally-prepped Porsche 944, a vintage Dodge on retired Crown Victoria cop-car bones, a yellow Land Rover Defender—and one big, fat, slow Lexus camera whale—made this the dusty finale we came for.

The Jackalope Drivers Club gathered at Roly-Poly Coffee Co. in Bozeman for the Vigilante 77 Rally send-off, where an eclectic mix of Porsches, rally builds, and muscle cars were unexpectedly upstaged by one tiny, bright-yellow Honda Beat.

The ultimate anti-modern antidote has arrived. Forget heavy hybrid SUVs and numb touchscreens—this 1991 Honda Beat is a mid-engine, naturally aspirated, 8,500 rpm screaming JDM go-kart. Here is why Soichiro Honda’s final masterpiece is the most fun you can have on four wheels.

Join the fight to keep Montana’s Blue Lake Trail open. Get the latest updates on the Main Boulder Road bridge repairs, FEMA funding reallocations, and how you can help protect backcountry access in Park County.

"Less than 100 miles on a new engine and 12 miles of world-class carnage. From Reno's Circus Circus to popping champagne at Rubicon Springs, here is the full breakdown of the Cruisers and Company run at Rubithon 2025."

"Back at XO Overland Ranch for 'The Big Thing' thanks to the 406 Cruisers! From electrical gremlins sidelining the Quartermaster to ghost riding a Grenadier wagon with hill descent, it was another classic day of Montana overlanding."

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.

"From the 'Whole Foods' celebrity treatment to hitting 55mph in the sand. I took the Hatch Adventures Tacoma Trailhunter to St. Anthony to see if it could hold its own against a Bronco Raptor."

"Our 2024 Cooke City trip with 406 Cruisers was epic! An FJ45 from Canada, stunning mountain climbs, and a photo lineup (60, 45, 80 Series + wildflowers) worthy of TLCA Trails Magazine."

"From a $500 Gambler Toyota defying the odds to field-fixing a sheared panhard mount on a 100 Series, Cruise Moab 2024 was pure chaos. Plus, a first look at Johnny’s blue 1972 FJ40 bob.