Russell, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., was started in 1973 and is known as a leading manufacturer of performance plumbing and brake lines, whose products include street legal brake lines, oil lines, brake rotors, fuel lines and filters. Russell distributes to the automotive and motorcycle aftermarkets and also supplies select component parts to Harley-Davidson. The deal closed in late December 2000 and was valued at $3.2 million U.S.
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