Scotty Gosson

Welcome to my secret biography. Please don't tell anyone what you've seen here, as this is very personal information! Sharing other people's stories is what gets me out of bed in the morning. The thought of sharing my own story induces instant narcolepsy. Need proof? Get a load of this: Born (1956) and raised in northern Oregon. Learned to read from my older brother's car magazines. Got first car running ('53 Ford 2-door wagon) at 12. Left home at 14 to street race full time. Started working in wrecking yards at 15. Joined the Army at 17 to work as a mechanic. Worked at various shops and parts manufacturers until age 45 (while building, driving and racing my own junk), then began freelancing to shops as fabricator while freelancing magazine stories. Definitely the Forrest Gump of hot rodding, I've been lucky enough to have been published in Hot Rod, Hot Rod Deluxe, Car Craft, Rod & Custom, Drag Racing USA, Car Culture DeLuxe and Goodguys Gazette among other, more 'obscure' titles. You can Google most of these stories, but my favorite is Only Son of The Surfers, in the March 2009 Hot Rod. Today I can finally call myself a writer (don't know that I'll ever reach 'author' status), as I'm now working on my third book for Cartech ("Coming Soon!"), while writing feature stories for Hot Rod Deluxe magazine. More Forrest Gump proof: Worked as a singer/songwriter for 23 years (writing and performing strictly hot rod music today) Worked as hot rod/custom/race car fabricator for 9 years (slowly building world's weirdest altered drag car now) Working as a writer today. That's three dreams lived out over 54 years, when most folks don't get to live one in their lifetime. I'm the luckiest guy in town. And maybe the most grateful, too. Thanks. Please buy the book, so I can move out of my station wagon and into a more stable environment. Don't forget to pick one up for Mother's Day and all other required holidays, too. They make excellent door stops and oil soakers. That's one versatile gift! Get yours now!!! Still want more dirt on me? Check this out: http://scottygossonexposed.blogspot.com/