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Our Story
Spartan trailers are widely considered to be the originator of the tiny house concept. Oil tycoon John Paul Ghetty purchased the Spartan Aircraft Company and commissioned the construction of these lavish and stylish houses on wheels to host his investors on oil drilling expeditions. It wasn't long before a go go 1950s America followed suit as this new concept of luxury and travel began to blossom during this period of time. The Spartan model that we chose to restore is an exceedingly rare two door "Royal Spartanette". Less than 600 of this design were produced during the 1950s.
My wife I had discovered Spartans one day while researching possible ways to accommodate overnight guests coming in from out of town to work with me at my recording studio here in Joshua Tree, California where I work as a music producer and engineer. We were immediately attracted to the robust build quality and striking presence of Spartan Trailers. After a few months of scouring listings online, we eventually found the perfect one for us to buy and begin restoring.
Shortly after purchasing our Royal Spartanette, we were faced with disappointing news. Without warning, the owner of the house that we were renting decided to put the house up for sale. As if this news wasn't challenging enough, I received another devastating blow. The landlord at the warehouse that I had also been renting down the road for the studio decided to cash in on the "boom" that was happening in town and he notified me that he was going to increase my rent by 100%.
Since I could not feasibly afford the increase in rent at the warehouse and still maintain all of our other bills, we entered into an unsettling reality. While Joshua Tree has become a tourist mecca of recent years, nearly all local business owners will tell you that spring and fall are the busy times while the summer and winter are not. These trends are common amongst many tourist driven communities. I was now faced with shutting down my business and losing our rented home simultaneously. This is when we began to consider the idea of renovating our Spartan to live in ourselves.
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