With the great housing demand after the war, J. Paul Getty, owner of Spartan Aircraft, determined trailer manufacturing would be the next venture for the Spartan Aircraft Co. In short order the first prototype trailer was manufactured by the summer of 1945. Spartan used simi-monocoque construction never seen before in trailer manufacturing.  They were determined to produce the best product found in the market. A small production run of 100 trailers similar to the prototype had been scheduled by later 1945, however before production began Spartan took one more step to ensure they would have a trailer like no other. They hired G.R. Schutes, a designer of national reputation, to give the overall design a more modern look incorporating forward looking deco styling.

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True to their intent Spartan spared no expense on these trailers. Manufactured to the highest quality and sleekest design employing the monocoque building technique used in airplane manufacturing, they were truly the “Cadillac” of trailers. When we compare the price of a brand-new home in Levittown for under $8000 including the land the 25 foot Spartan Manor at close to $4000 was rather expensive. The first models rolling off the production line in the mid 40’s to early 50’s could be considered true travel trailers in ever since with the largest reaching around 35 feet long. As the interstate highway system began to come into existence things would change. The company started making much larger trailers, or homes as Spartan preferred to call them. They were furnished in the latest of styles from couches to window coverings.

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In 1962 the plant closed and the company went into the insurance and financial business, under the name of the Minnehoma Insurance Co., After closing its plant, Spartan sold its name to the Spartan School of Aeronautics, which continues today.