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Don Frietwell Underground Rat Rod Secret Warehouse Stash
| Type: | Internet-only (timed) auction |
| By: | The Auctionarium |
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| At: |
120 Lee Road, Watsonville, California, 95076. USA. tel: 818-583-7384 |
| Starts: | 7th May, 2024 … |
| Ends: | 7th May, 2024 … |
| View: | Watsonville Auctions California Auctions |
AUCTION RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY APRIL 7, 2024 MORE ITEMS BEING ADDEDSHIPPING WILL BE OFFERED USPS FLAT RATE BOXES IF IT FITS IT SHIPSDon Frietwell undisputed legend in the Rat Rod world for building, designing, creating parts, molds, bucks, basically anything and everything he needed to pursue his dreams. The man was a legend for his work, yet very secretive, he was hard to get him to even work for you unless the project and price suited him. I was fortunate enough to meet the man, the myth, the legend in 2014 when we sold the 'abandoned' remnants from BMW of Santa Cruz for the same property owners he was located in a few doors down the road. Don Frietwell passed over to the other side a few years ago leaving behind his secretive warehouse filled with thousands of parts, several 4 to 8 complete incomplete 'basket case' cars. Heck we discovered what appears to be most of a Model A truck located underneath a chicken coop behind the building. There are 4 tractor trailers loaded with an increddible stash including a 1936 Packard Woodie Wagon in one, lots of engines, parts to be cataloged. Another trailer had a least one basket case dissasembled rat rod, wheels, body, engine, transmission, pre-1940 parts everytwhere.The Auctionarium has been sorting, catalogging, photographing, inventorying this incredible stash of parts for over a year. We came to a roadblock when there was simply no more room to spread out & sort or to store the items once they are cataloged. This problem has been solved by adding more warehouses space that became available and filling it with rented pallet racks.This is the largest, most incredible stash of mostly original RAT ROD the bulk being pre-1940 auto parts. Frames, fenders, doors, lots of lights omfg original glass & plastic light gels, frames, crome body parts, wheels from wood spoke to custom rims, most old original, condition from mint or near mint to thrashed, most have been in the good rating or above. Electric parts, guages, coils, batteries, lights, spotlights, engine electric parts many NOS in original packaging. Parts of every type & style from Ford to Bugatti.Don Frietwell was secretive and did not let people into his shop /warehouse that he lived above in a small apartment. When he could not find a part he would manufacture his own, there are 'bucks' used to form sheet metal parts, fenders, hoods, doors, etc along with his personal drawings & schematics. The auction will contain all of his tools, machine tools, Frame Jigs, brakes, vices, drill presses, milling machines, a complete catalog with pictures and descriptions will be available for online bidding. Collectible items, signs, clocks hundreds to thousands of magazines, periodicals, shop manuals, advertising items, everythign being sorted, cataloged and broken into logical auction lots.AUCTION CLOSES MARCH 14 2024
Auction lots (347)
Video of Warehouse Number 1
Please check out the video of some of the items, it looks like there will be 3 auction events. FIRST AUCTION LEAP YEAR February...
Dodge Speedometer
Wood Housing, Maybe marine usage? Moon Hand on Gauge
Jaegar Watch Co. Type C-11 Tachometer
TACHOMETERJAEGAR WATCH CO.USED VINTAGETYPE C-11MFR PART NO. 4770
BSC BARBOUR STOCKWELL CO TACHOMETER
TACHOMETERBSC BARBOUR STOCKWELL COUSED VINTAGERELIANCE
Jaegar Watch Co, Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJAEGAR WATCH CO.USED VINTAGETYPE C-11MFR PART NO. 4770
NOS Vintage Sun Elec. Corp Tachometer
TACHOMETERSUN ELECTRIC CORPNOS VINTAGER.P.M. THOUSANDS 0-8.5
Jones Motorola Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONES MOTOROLAUSED VINTAGE5102-147
Stewart Warner Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERSTEWART WARNERUSED VINTAGE997AAV8V
Stewart Warner Used Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERSTEWART WARNERUSED VINTAGE760 0 Z5
Unknown NOS Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERUNKNOWNNOS VINTAGE37123999193A
Jones Motorola Used Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONES MOTOROLAUSED VINTAGE5101-113
Vintage Sun Elec. Corp. Tachometer
TACHOMETERSUN ELECTRIC CORPUSED VINTAGERPM HUNDEREDS
Stewart Warner Vintage Speedometer
SPEEDOMETERSTEWART WARNERUSED VINTAGE
Jones Motorola Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONES MOTOROLAUSED VINTAGETUBE HOUSING1960-1970
VIntage PowerTach Tachometer
TACHOMETERPOWERTACH USED VINTAGEATOMIC SYMBOL
Ford Vintage Speedometer 1932-1934
SPEEDOMETERFORDUSED VINTAGEWHITE FACE, 90MPH1932-1934
Jones Motorola Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONES MOTOROLAUSED VINTAGEBLACK FACE 9K RPM
Jones Motorola Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONES MOTOROLAUSED VINTAGE5113
Jones Motorola Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONES MOTOROLAUSED VINTAGE133409CBEVELED GLASS
Jones Motorola Used Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONES MOTOROLAUSED VINTAGE19825CBEVELED GLASS, BRASS FITTING
Kaato Seiko Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERKAATO SEIKO USED VINTAGE6C41
Jones Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONES MOTOROLAUSED VINTAGE15254BEVELED GLASS, BRASS FITTING
Jones Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONESUSED VINTAGE w keyhole assembly as pictured
NOS Vintage Sun Elec. Corp Tachometer
TACHOMETERSUN ELECTRIC CORPNOS VINTAGESUN BLUELINE, SUPERTACH 28K TACH, DY 2 CT30
Moroso Vintage Accutranic Tachometer
TACHOMETERMOROSOUSED VINTAGEACCUTRONICBRASS BRACKET
Vintage Stewart Warner Tachometer
TACHOMETERSTEWART WARNERUSED VINTAGEWHITE FACE0-45 RPMX100
Vintage Sun Elec. Corp. Tachometer
TACHOMETERSUN ELECTRIC CORPUSED VINTAGESUNTUNE0-8 RPMx1000
Stewart Warner Vintage Tachometer incomplete
TACHOMETERSTEWART WARNERUSED VINTAGEMISSING HOUSING JUST FACE
Vintage Sun Elec. Corp Tachometer
TACHOMETERSUN ELECTRIC CORPUSED VINTAGEMODEL RF-3
Vintage Mack Tachometer
TACHOMETERMACK USED VINTAGE551ABBZ817MT389 dent in case
Western Star Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERWESTERN STARUSED VINTAGE551AXTF8
Vintage Volvo Tachometer
TACHOMETERVOLVOUSED VINTAGE6850234MOTOMETER
Vintage Mack Speedometer
SPEEDOMETERMACK USED VINTAGE551A88B717MT389
ND Tachometer Gauge Face
TACH PARTS NDUSED VINTAGEJUST GAUGE NO HOUSING
Jones Motorola Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERJONES MOTOROLAUSED VINTAGE5102-156
NOS Napa Tach Housing
TACH PARTSNAPANOS VINTAGENAPA BALKAMP TACH HOUSING701-1441 JUST HOUSING
NOS Vintage Napa Tach Housing
TACH PARTSNAPANOS VINTAGENAPA BALKAMP TACH HOUSING701-1441 JUST HOUSING
NOS Vintage Motorola Tach Housing
TACH PARTSMOTOROLANOS VINTAGETACH HOUSINGSERV PART. # 43-25
NOS Vintage NapaBalkamp 701-1441 Tach Housing
TACH PARTSNAPANOS VINTAGENAPA BALKAMP TACH HOUSING701-1441
NOS Vintage Napa Tach Housing
TACH PARTSNAPANOS VINTAGENAPA BALKAMP TACH HOUSING701-1441
NOS Vintage Motorola Tach Housing
TACH PARTSMOTOROLANOS VINTAGETACH HOUSINGSERV PART. # 43-25
Chrysler Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERCHRYSLERUSED VINTAGEMEDALLION INST. INC
Misc. Tachometer Parts
TACH PARTSMISC.USED VINTAGELOT OF MISC. TACH PARTS2 TACHS, 1 TACH FACE,3 HOUSINGS, MISC. PARTS
Unknown Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERUNKNOWNUSED VINTAGE?67BBZ5SEMICIRCLE ARM
Stewart Warner Used Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERSTEWART WARNERUSED VINTAGEV8 12VMISC. PARTS WITH IT
Stewart Warner Vintage Speedometer
SPEEDOMETERSTEWART WARNERUSED VINTAGEMOON ARM0-100
Ford Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERFORDUSED VINTAGE6 CYLINDER481 BK Z1
Motorola Tach Parts
TACH PARTSMOTOROLANOS VINTAGEHOUSING RINGS, VAR. SIZES
Dixon Products Tachometer
TACHOMETERDIXON PRODUCTS.USED VINTAGE8K RPM, 6 CYLINDERMODEL. 97
Buda Marine Tachometer
TACHOMETERBUDA MARINEUSED VINTAGE424 JV 1 1
Stewart Warner Vintage Tachometer
TACHOMETERSTEWART WARNERUSED VINTAGE535AHR49K RPM
Vintage Stewart Warner Tachometer
TACHOMETERSTEWART WARNERUSED VINTAGE760-C5V6V
Vintage Dodge Speedometer 62162
SPEEDOMETERDODGEUSED VINTAGEFLOATING POWERCRESCENT MOON HAND
NOS Stewart Warner Gauge
GAUGESTEWART WARNERNOS VINTAGEANMETER 82202AMPERAGE METER