Because of the increased competition in the aircraft business following World War II, owner J. Paul Getty and Spartan upper-management decided to change the company's product line to meet the skyrocketing demand for housing and leisure. Using the same internally-braced and space-saving monocoque design of the Spartan Executive 7W Airplane, the company produced its first all-metal trailer.

The company followed in the footsteps of previous design strategies and aimed to become the most lavish and full-featured trailers produced in the United States. Through the 1940s and 1950s, Spartan produced what would quickly become known as the "Cadillac" of trailers, commanding prices upwards of $4000 each. Considering the average home cost in the United States at this time was $8000, Spartan trailers were deemed expensive, available to the select and wealthy few. In 1961, after 33 years of manufacturing aircraft and trailers, the Spartan Aircraft Company closed its manufacturing facilities.

This CD includes the wonderful 1953 trailer catalog, as well as a bit of history on this famous aircraft and trailer manufacturing company.

Catalogs Include:

:: Spartan Catalog {1953} - 115 pages.

:: Spartan History - 38 pages.

:: Spartette Brochures - 8 pages.