Paul Russell and Company

About Paul Russell and Company

Paul Russell and Company is a collector-car restoration and sales business in Essex, MA specializing in European collectible cars from the pre-war era through the 1960s. Founded in 1978 as Gullwing Service Company, the business later took its current name as it expanded. Its work centers on marques such as Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Porsche, Bugatti and Alfa Romeo, with an emphasis on historical accuracy and preserving original components where feasible. The workshop is a 38,000-square-foot purpose-built facility about 24 miles north of Boston. Services include body-off restorations to original manufacturer specifications, preservation and maintenance of restored and original cars, and classic car sales and brokerage. The facility houses a mechanical department with eight work bays and a separate engine and transmission rebuilding room, a coachbuilding area where panels are recreated from flat sheet metal, a five-bay body and paint shop with a downdraft booth, an upholstery shop that uses period materials such as horsehair padding, and a machine shop that produces rare parts. Climate-controlled storage is offered at a separate coach house. The company's careers page describes roles for restoration mechanics, metal fabricators, trimmers and upholsterers, and body and paint technicians. The work calls for experience with pre-WWII through 1960s vehicles, especially European marques, and spans routine service, rally preparation and concours-level restoration using period-correct materials and traditional methods.

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