Saturday, June 19, 2010

The coolest chopper we'll probably see all year, R Lee Ermey's chopper "Gung Ho"



Everyone's favorite Gunney Sgt, R Lee Ermey, possibly best known for his character Gunnery Sgt Hartman, in the movie "Full Metal Jacket" or you may have seen his recent tv shows on the history channel... Mail Call, and Lock and Load.

On his show Mail Call, a guy wrote in to ask the origin of the term Gung Ho, and this video http://www.history.com/videos/origins-of-gung-ho#origins-of-gung-ho has the response... it boils down to a uncertain origin, but the best known origin is from the movie of the same title "Gung Ho!" with Randolph Scott in 1943Read more: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-06-19T20%3A53%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=14#ixzz0rN2Pb1Va










Last race of the day at the Twisted MC motoexpo, no lights, just an armdrop and a finish line





Get racing!














Really nice chrome



Cool Seagraves firetruck was at the Twisted MC motoexpo



Encinitas has a monthly cruise on the 3rd Thursday of each month June through Sept

Beautiful interior and exterior



love the scallop, and pinstriping on the fender skirt

Definitive wrap around windshield





the Prowler looks at home at the car cruise



I've never seen a Plymouth Plaza before