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Paul Cain began his career at TRW Space and Defense as an industrial engineer before transitioning to TRW Automotive, working in program management in the early launch of automotive airbag crash sensors and airbag inflators. He was TRW’s Director of Operations for TRW Steering and Suspension in Sydney, Australia before moving to BEI Duncan Electronics in 1999 as Director of Sales, Marketing and Program Management. He was also General Manager of Piher Sensors and Controls, North America. Paul is a committed volunteer during the Monterey car week. He serves as both the BMW CCA chief Concours judge for Legends of the Autobahn and as Co-Chairman for the Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance Class Hosts. Paul has said many times: ‘Came to see the cars, returned to enjoy the friendships.’
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Christopher Kimball Financial Services
SUCCESS QUOTE
“F-O-C-U-S.”
CAREER CHALLENGE
Early in his career working on the first generation air bag for automobiles technology and working with a very detail oriented Toyota Motor Company.
AH-HA MOMENTS
Paul’s passion is blending modern drivetrains into vintage bodies, when he discovered a straightforward redesign of BMW’s shift linkage, he dove off the deep end, installing a one-off BMW transaxle in the iconic 2002.
FIRST SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE
A 1966 Jaguar E-Type
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Trust your instinct.
AUTOMOTIVE RESOURCE
FAVORITE BOOKS
Side Glances by Peter Egan
Ford vs Ferrari: The Battle for Le Mans by Anthony Pritchard
Bosch Automotive Handbook by Rober Bosch GmbH
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Jump in. Whatever car you like, just jump in.
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Hey Paul – Its Paul LaDue hope your guys are staying safe in these difficult times. I am just starting a restoration on a ’82 ALPINA B9 #008 out of 500. I am going through all my parts I have collected. I remember I lent you an ALPINA dead pedal to duplicate. I got my orgional pedal back, plus you gave me a pedal. I just looked at it and, the joint at the bottom is at 90 degrees not at 45 degrees like the OE pedal.
Did you make e30 and e28? Do you have any e28 pedals left?
Please let me know
Best Regards,
Paul