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World famous rock star, Jon Bon Jovi refers to him as his “crazy” Philadelphia friend. Vince Papale, Mr. Invincible, compares him to Santa Claus. Andy Reid calls him Philadelphia’s most influential contributor to our youth. The countless number of those who have called on Bill Palo to perform artistic metal surgery on their mode of transportation have called him a precision automotive surgeon.

As the President and Owner of Executive Auto Body, Bill Palo has been fixing mangled cars for over 25 years. He has been helping others for longer than that and his wife Carol is never surprised when Palo reaches into his pocket at any given moment to purchase a block of tickets for a school to attend a Phillies game, which he does without thought or reservation. Whoever you are and whatever you need, you are on his priority list, whenever you call for help.

Above: President and owner of Executive Auto Body, Bill Palo, with his wife Carol.

With two suburban locations in Cheltenham and Willow Grove, Executive Auto Body may be the only body shop in America who can say they had a client have her vehicle towed over 450 miles from the suburbs of Virginia to Cheltenham so Executive Auto Body could work on the vehicle.

Executive Auto Body is always on the cutting edge of collision repair technology, using a computerized electronic measuring system known as the “shark” to document vehicle damage conditions and maintain a record of the post repair with detailed reports. Offering everything from estimates to detailing, Executive Auto Body is here to help.

Put your trust in Executive Auto Body, where they have been making customers happy for over twenty five years. Why would anyone do that? By quick estimation, there are over 265 professional body shops between Cheltenham and Virginia, yet, there is no one like Palo along the way. Before you consider visiting Executive Auto Body, Palo knows that you need to experience an accident, a hardship or a situation that wasn’t very pleasant He profoundly starts every morning hoping that his business is slow, because in order for him to meet with you, you need to find yourself in a stressful situation-a fact that troubles the leader of the automotive reconstruction business, who would rather spend all day at the office helping those who are less fortunate than himself.

Today, that philosophy and willingness to spend money on technology have projected Executive Auto Body to the top of their profession. In 1986, under the leadership of the late Valentine “Chunk’ Palo, Executive Auto Body decided to change the way cars were repaired following an accident. Using state-of-the-art equipment and cutting-edge technology, their reputation for quality became synonymous with heralded praise from their customers. Insurance adjusters liked their work, their efficiency and their business integrity, while quietly; the Palo family liked turning customers into raving fans.

Today, that philosophy and willingness to spend money on technology have projected Executive Auto Body to the top of their profession. They are who we thought they were and because of that consistent formula to please, they have been blessed with earned respect and a successful body shop repair business.

This leads us back to Bill Palo, a “Crazy Santa Claus” from Philadelphia, who has made a name for himself running a successful business of repairing damaged cars, so he can spread joy by surprising the next group of students with tickets to a sports game.

For more information, visit www.executiveautobody.com or call (215) 379-6600 for the Cheltenham office and (215) 659-8215 for the Willow Grove location. Executive Auto Body is located at 560 Cottman Avenue in Cheltenham and 1817 Easton Road in Willow Grove, Pa.