Group Duncan, LLC.  Archived Projects

NASA: During the 1960’s and early 70’s NASA used 2 ships called the Vanguards to track the Apollo missions in the northern and southern hemispheres. When the ships were retired and dismantled, Group Duncan was instrumental in marketing and recovering a substantial amount of funds on the internal electrical and marine equipment!

UNITED KINGDOM: When UK’s Whipp & Bourne, a 120 year old company, was seeking assistance in entering the U.S. market, Group Duncan partnered with them and within less than a year Whipp & Bourne was integrated into the U.S. utility and industrial sectors with a substantial market share of business!

HOUSTON SPORTS WEEKLY: In the late 1990’s, Rick Duncan founded and launched Houston Sports Weekly in Houston, Texas. Within months the newspaper became one of the most read sports publications in the area, covering pro, college and high school sports.

PATRIOT SWITCHGEAR: Over the last few years Patriot Switchgear has been instrumental in saving many facilities costly downtime, whether it be new and/or remanufactured switchgear & panels with low lead times. Some of these facilities include major hotels, hospitals, manufacturing facilities and many others.

FLEETWOOD MAC: Group Duncan assisted in the estate of Christine McVie’s (Fleetwood Mac’s Keyboardist & Vocalist) beautiful 18K Gold Bertolucci watch along with her awards and personal belongings. Unfortunately, Christine passed away on November 30, 2022.

HURRICANE KATRINA: After New Orleans was devastated, Patriot Switchgear was immediately on the scene assisting with the reclamation of flooded equipment for financially damaged utility companies and we were instrumental in the building of the new electrical infrastructure.

DUNCANS CADILLACS: During the late 1950’s Mr. Joe Duncan was building his legacy to pass on to his two sons. By the early 1960’s Mr. Duncan became the go-to Cadillac dealer for many actors and actresses in the Hollywood scene, such as John Wayne, Roy Rogers and many others.

FIRST CLASSIC CAR AUCTION: In the late 1960’s, Joe Duncan was operating four dealer car auctions in Florida. He was the first known individual in America to start classic car night in Orlando, which is now known as the first organized and constant classic car auction to be established in the United States.

SOUTHFORK RANCH HISTORY: In February 2020 Duncan’s Auctions performed a classic car auction at Southfork Ranch, where the famed show “Dallas” was filmed and where J.R. Ewing was born. Group Duncan marketed and branded the Dallas Classic at Southfork and the event filled more people in the Southfork mansion than ever before.  As a result the event was a huge success.

EVEL KNIEVEL: In 2024 Group Duncan purchased a one of a kind rare motorcycle built by the Evel Knievel and painted by Evel’s personal artist, George Sedlak. Mr. Sedlak painted this bike identical to the Wembley bike that Evel jumped 13 buses with and totaled in the UK in 1975. Sedlak also painted that very bike in 1975. The exact helmet replica was also part of the purchase

Burt Reynolds & Raquel Welch: Group Duncan purchased several assets from Reynold’s and Welch’s estate in order to assist with the liquidation. The purchase included Burt’s family pictures, model car collections, his personal letters from other actors, while Raquel’s purchases consisted of jewelry, purses, some of her personal collections and much more

ROCK N ROLL HISTORY: Group Duncan orchestrated one of the largest and most diverse purchases and resell of rock n roll memorabilia in this century including items from Paul McCartney, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, BTO, Janis Joplin, Ringo Starr, Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys and many other music legends.

NORTH D SPORTS: In 2018, Rick Duncan was instrumental in marketing and expanding recognition to the Allen Americans and the ECHL as a whole in establishing a network throughout the Dallas area, which exponentially increased ticket sales and viewership.

MYCLASSIC NEWS: In 2011 Rick Duncan launches www.myclassicnews.com which has become one of the most visited classic car and automotive industry news websites of its kind. Bentley in Crewe England commended Mr. Duncan on the exceptional news coverage and invited him to the U.K. to tour their factory

HOWARD HUGHES: Many years after Howard Hughes died, his office and headquarters in Houston was demolished. Patriot Switchgear & Group Duncan was instrumental in the marketing & liquidation of all the facility’s assets, from office archives to electrical and mechanical equipment!

MEXICO CITY EARTHQUAKE: On the morning of September 12, 1985 at 7:18 a.m. an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico City. As soon as it was allowed, Group Duncan and Patriot Switchgear was assisting with the rebuilding of the entire electrical infrastructure and marketing the used material being removed, recouping the city and businesses hundreds and millions of dollars.

PITTSBURGH STEEL: During the 1980’s, the Pittsburgh and American steel market was closing down and in financial ruin, due to Chinese competition. Group Duncan was there assisting and saving millions of dollars in electrical & mechanical liquidations and marketing for several steel organizations!

REFINERIES, PROCESS & CHEMICAL PLANTS: Refineries and Plants worldwide are continually upgrading equipment from electrical, valves, motors, etc… Patriot Switchgear has been instrumental in assisting various plants in reclaiming billions of dollars on retired and removed obsolete equipment!