| Eddie Paul | |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1948 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| 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 in San Francisco, California, and resided in El Segundo. E.P. Industries included Prototech Machine Engineering, a CNC machine 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 as Grease, The Fast and the Furious,Taxi, XXX and Gone in 60 Seconds. He created custom vehicles which toured as Pixar characters Lightning McQueen, Mater and Sally to promote the 2006 animated film Cars.[4]
Eddie has also done work for TV shows such as The Dukes of Hazzard and interviewed 8 deaths on the show 1000 Ways To Die.
Eddie worked as a stuntman for several years, performing stunts in Ice Pirates and Streets of Fire.
Eddie Paul held US patents for:
Eddie designed and created a mechanical shark for Jean-Michel Cousteau and later created another shark for Fabien Cousteau.