My 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria 2dr Hardtop with old owners, after purchasing the car, I made some research and found previous owners in Turkey. The picture which the car is in blue color, is the color when I purchased it.
That type of technology can be found as a leveling device in many high end motorhomes. A friend had a 40' coach and I remember the operation of the lifts was not always as dependable as we would have expected.
Henry Kaiser established that fire department when the City of Portland balked at providing fire protection for his WW II defense workers housing. IIRC he also set up a police department. He wasn't about to play politics with the city, and THAT'S how he got things done!
thanks for posting Oregon photos, have stayed there a number of times in Bend and we are coming back later this year to visit