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My Grandpa was born in 1900 and died in 1963, before the Hunicutt patent.

The Hunicutt patent is from 1970. This 4 ton what I would call porta-power was from the 1940's. My Grandpa also made a 10 ton unit.

Thank you. I've been to Don's a number of times. He lives 30 minutes from me.

It was used to clamp hoods or fenders to use along with Porta-Power, which he also invented and the hammers, dollies and spoons he invented to bang out dents.

I'm nearing the completion of the restoration of my Porter-Ferguson Mobile Unit. My Grandpa, William Ferguson invented this in the mid 1940's along with 100+ of the other Porter-Ferguson tool line. Attached are pictures of what it looked like when I got it and what it looks like today along with...

Next year I will start the restoration of my Grandpa's Porter Ferguson salesman sample trailer. I recently found it in a junkyard in North Dakoka and had it shipped home to Temecula, California. The last pic is when it was new, a pic in a 1950 catalog.

I am currently working on the restoration of a few of my Grandpa's inventions. Attached are pics of originals and restorations.

The clamps were used on the master unit to hold down hoofs amd fenders to bang out dents.

Yes, I do.

Here are a few catalog pics of the master unit you have.

I had a great time seeing you again. Thank you for having us over, it was so much fun.

Here is a vintage Porter-Ferguson auto body toolbox and an auto body cart invented by my Grandpa, William Ferguson. The other boxes contain porta-power, also invented by my Grandpa. These are from the 1940's.

I've posted here before, I am the Grandson of William Ferguson (1900-1963), the inventor of Trimo-Ferguson, Ferguson and Porter-Ferguson auto body tools. I have collected nearly every tool my Grandpa invented. I am only missing a few hammers and a few porta-power items. I have copies of all of...