Vehicle repair measuring device

Apparatus for measuring distances along the body of a vehicle, the vehicle having a longitudinal axis, said apparatus comprising in combination:

• a. a cross bar adapted to extend laterally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, said cross bar having first and second opposing ends and a center point midway between said first and second opposing ends;
• b. securing means for releasably securing said first and second opposing ends of said cross bar to opposing sides of the vehicle at first and second attachment points, respectively, of the vehicle body that are equidistant from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body, the attachment points lying in an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body;
• c. at least one tram bar having first and second opposing ends, the first end of said tram bar being pivotally secured to the center point of said cross bar, the second end of said tram bar including probe means for contacting various points along the vehicle body as said tram bar is pivoted about the center point of said cross bar;
• d. a first pivot point aligned with the vertical axis of said first attachment point and a second pivot point aligned with the vertical axis of said second attachment point, each of said first and second pivot points being adapted to releasably receive the first end of said tram bar.