I am often asked, how I got into drawing cars. Well, I was one of those guys in school that was always drawing cars on my book covers and along the margins of my notes. When I graduated from Collingswood High School (in Collingswood, NJ), I thought I wanted to be a draftsman. It didn't take long for me to realize that my heart belonged to illustration.

I kept drawing drag racing and muscle cars and in 1975 had my first illustration published in "Drag Racing USA" magazine, and have never stopped.

Eventually, in the early '80s, I went to Philadelphia College of Art and studied illustration. After I put together a portfolio, I began my freelance career. In the early '90s I had the unique opportunity to work in the "Boys Toys" R&D Department at Tyco Toys where I worked on Tyco RC, Tyco HO Electric Racing, Matchbox die-cast cars, Matchbox Play Sets, and Matchbox Collectibles product lines. Not only did I have receive a first-rate education in product design and development, I worked with some of the most talented and creative people I have ever known.

No, it wasn't like the Tom Hanks movie, "BIG," but I did share many wacky times there.

All along though, I kept my hand in the magazine biz and am currently a contributing artist and writer for "VETTE Magazine". And now we're part of the blogophere with our "CorvetteReport.com" featuring all kinds of juicy tidbits for the Corvette enthusiast.

Thanks for stopping by and please bookmark us!

Scott

PS - You can drop me a line at: lightoak@comcast.net

Or, call me at: 1-800-858-6670