Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment

[36coupe]

I salvaged this porter, Ferguson body and fender service kit years ago from an old Ford dealership that closed down. I suspect I’m missing the hydraulic pump and hydraulic ram.
I’m pretty sure with the wealth of knowledge on this site I can figure out how to use this and what I am missing.
The box that it came in is heavy duty and was a pile of rust when I got it. I gave it a quick sanding and sprayed it with some leftover red paint I had.
I can’t quite picture how to turn buckle and lower piece would work.

[alanwoodieman]

picture 3-upper right-that is a pole jack similar to a 40 Ford jack--I tend to believe that piece is your "hydraulic" ram. very good old school equipment find

[OldGold360]

Nice find!

[Kurt in NJ]

The old hydraulic “porta power” used pipe thread fittings, female thread on the body, male thread on the ram —- some were double acting, one of those could work with some of your parts

[36coupe]

Originally Posted by Kurt in NJ

The old hydraulic “porta power” used pipe thread fittings, female thread on the body, male thread on the ram —- some were double acting, one of those could work with some of your parts

I found this so far. The threaded ends make sense

[Karl Wescott]

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The "turnbuckle" contraption is what I think they are calling a rocker arm dolly. My best guess is to use you put the center arm in the wheelwell and push out, anchor the turnbuckle arm to the car, and then by shortening the turnbuckle the dolly arm will push out bent metal. This would be a great tool for 50's quarter panels or door panels that are not accessible with hand held dolly or spoon.

[deuce_roadster]

Some of those tools look like for working on big trucks. The body and fender tools I have and have been using for 50 years are much lighter. My dad at one time went to a body and fender school in the 40s after he got out of the Navy and I have most of his tools. He never worked in a shop, became a carpenter. I did use the lead tools on my 32 roadster but that was the last time I had a place where I needed some. Nice score!

[51 MERC-CT]

Correcting the orientation of this pic makes the $19.40 price of the wooden boxed set more noticeable.