Registered vehicle
1997 Ford Explorer “Cheeky”
About the 1995–2001 Ford Explorer
from the generation archive
The Second-Gen Explorer shows up here in every setting its owners actually use it — from sand dunes loaded up with dirt bikes to snow-covered back roads and suburban driveways stacked with roof racks and cargo boxes. These 1995–2001 builds range from clean stock XLTs with spare tires mounted out back to two-tone rigs running light bars, off-road tires, and aftermarket mods, with plenty of interior shots and under-hood work documenting the details.
The story
I bought it after my Toyota was totalled, and I needed a rig to get me back to Iowa. I'd been living in Oregon for nearly 10 years, and I needed a V8 to help pull a trailer with most of my gear. — faroe78
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