After relooking at the pics I can't believe no one said anything about the classic rags in the drain plug holes! I wonder if he actually runs it that way, or if he was just..., well I don't know what they would be for? Or the Arkansas license plate...
On a more serious note, you think that thing is a 2 stroke? I can't remember any old outboards being 4 stroke. That would be pretty impressive then....