Eddie Paul
Eddie Paul | |
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Born | San Francisco,California, U.S. | May 30, 1948
Died | July 12, 2016 | (aged 68)
Organization | E.P. Industries |
Eddie Paul(May 30, 1948 – July 12, 2016[1][2]) was the owner of E.P. Industries, Inc and held multiple U.S. patents. He was born inSan Francisco,California, and resided inEl Segundo.E.P. Industries included Prototech Machine Engineering, aCNCmachine shop (no longer in business).
He was known for the creation of customized vehicles for use in Hollywood feature films.[3]His work was seen in such movies asGrease,The Fast and the Furious,Taxi,XXXandGone in 60 Seconds.He created custom vehicles which toured asPixarcharactersLightning McQueen,Materand Sally to promote the 2006animated filmCars.[4]
Eddie has also done work for TV shows such asThe Dukes of Hazzardand interviewed 8 deaths on the show 1000 Ways To Die.
Eddie worked as a stuntman for several years, performing stunts inIce PiratesandStreets of Fire.
Inventions
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Eddie Paul held US patents for:
- C.E.M. engine (US patent 6145429), a pump that is used by some fire departments.[5]
- Steering control system for trailers (US patent 6273446), a steerable trailer is provided with a trailer hitch which extends forward to attach to a corresponding hitch on the towing vehicle.
- Method and apparatus for producing stereoscopic images with single sensor (US patent 5883695),
Eddie designed and created a mechanical shark forJean-Michel Cousteauand later created another shark forFabien Cousteau.
References
[edit]- ^"Eddie Paul, a Legend and a Friend, Has Passed Away".1025kiss.July 12, 2016.RetrievedApril 28,2019.
- ^"Ode to Eddie Paul".HotRodHotline.RetrievedApril 28,2019.
Eddie passed away at age 69 on July 12, 2016
- ^"A-List Auto Shop".Popular Mechanics.October 1, 2009.
- ^Mike Hanlon (March 26, 2006)."Disney's cute Porsche - Sally Carrera".
- ^EP Industries
External links
[edit]- DeadlineTV
- EP Industriesat theWayback Machine(archived 2016-10-12)