There is the car that really started it all, my father's '66 Chevelle. Once I drove that thing I was hooked.

Not that I can really remember, but I think I was actually born drawing, and as a little kid I must have done hundreds of sketches of my Hot Wheels and Racing Champions. As I got older I took an interest in NASCAR and NHRA. Then when my dad picked up his Chevelle and I turned 16 with my own car, I started turning wrenches.

I also have deep computer dork roots, both in racing games and digital artwork, even some tech too. In high school I started studying graphic design, and I graduated from MVCC with a degree in Visual Communications. One of my first college assignments was to mate an object and letter form in a simplistic, stylized manner to say as much with as little as possible. Immediately my first thought was a Chevy in front of an SS, see the Monte image to the right.

I'm a member and volunteer for the Walton Cruisers car club in my hometown of Walton, NY. For years I've been the source for all their graphic/web needs, and you can view the website I created here: waltoncruisers.com.

I also have a web site displaying more of my portfolio, some of it is even non-car related! View ericwood.net. My resume is also available.

Check out the project cars page for information, pictures and videos of both my money pits.