1941 Sales Brochure

[NC36061]

Rarely do these come along. I have one, only seen 2-3 others ever come up for sale.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1941-VINTAGE-TAYLORCRAFT-AVIATION-CORP-AIRPLANE-SALES-BROCHURE-BOOKLET-/322163487573?

[Mark Bowden]

Re: 1941 Sales Brochure

That is quite a brochure.

The colors appear in really good shape and would possibly help to match restoration paint colors. Note the middle color accent strip, it appears to be on the aircraft photos/artwork as well.

Anyone know if it was really done that way?

Are the Pyrlian Cabin Ventilators mentioned in the spec page vents in the upper corners of the windshield?

Thanks, Mark

[3Dreaming]

Re: 1941 Sales Brochure

Dad's 41 had the black accent stripe. I think he also has this brochure, and had color copies made at one time.

[NC36061]

Re: 1941 Sales Brochure

Yes, the Deluxe "Duo-Tone" scheme had a third color stripe dividing the upper and lower colors. I don't believe the colors printed on the examples in the brochure really match very well to the true colors that were used. Hank will probably weigh in with the exact names for the colors used, but they were an ivory/cream over medium metallic blue with black stripe, yellow over black with white stripe, ivory/cream over maroon with black stripe, red over black with gold stripe, and yellow over medium metallic blue with black stripe. I have seen a couple of early photos of a CAA '41 Deluxe that had single dark color on the fuselage and light color on the wings and horizontal tail, so Taylorcraft may have done other colors and schemes as special order finishes. I believe the two-tone upholstery also complimented the paint colors. And correct on the pyralin vents.

[M Towsley]

Re: 1941 Sales Brochure

That link didn't work for me. I believe I also have one of those.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/322163487573

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: 1941 Sales Brochure

I have a copy of that booklet too and the colors do not match the original very well. They Do give a good idea of what the colors would have looked like. I have samples of the original Taylorcraft Ivory from several different planes from different parts of the country. A couple of them had been on the inside of the structure the fabric was on and protected from sun for many decades. I got three that were almost perfect matches and sent them to Jim and Dondi to mix matching dope. I am pretty sure I have a good match for the original Taylorcraft Ivory. It is NOT (ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!) Diana Cream as Randolph will try to tell you!

The Maroon is a bit harder. Red type paints oxidize with time, even in the dark and are hard to match. I did find some chips of paint under layers of other paint on the cabin tubes in my 41 fuselage. They were in pretty good shape and I had them computer matched, but I am NOT satisfied with the color I ended up with. It looks just like what I think it is. A slightly "browned down" Maroon. When I recover I may give up on trying to get a "perfect match" since unless someone can come up with a measured color frequency of the original, I don't think anyone can prove what the color was. I DO think that if I was there at the time in 1941 I would have used a much brighter and more red color of maroon. I have a maroon seat material in the interior that looks GREAT with the Taylorcraft Ivory on the outside and I will probably match to that.

My 45 was originally Taylorcraft Ivory and Taylorcraft Metallic Blue. Before anyone runs out looking for metallic paint look up what "metallic" meant in 1945. All it meant was that the paint was very high gloss, NOT metallic as in what was used around the 60s on cars. Luckily, as on the 41, I found several really nice chips of paint on the fuselage under MANY layers of later paint and also lucky for us, blue does NOT change color if it is protected from sunlight NEARLY as fast as the reds. The blue on mine was almost a perfect match to Cessna blue used in the 60s and it is still available. The small model Taylorcraft I have posted photos of uses actual Cessna paint that matches the chips. Unfortunately the ivory in the photos is Diana Cream because I hadn't found out that Randolph didn't know what they were talking about yet.

Sorry I have very little info about the other colors, but I DO know that the pre-war planes did have the accent stripe and I put them on mine.

Hank

Lots of info on the interior available too. Just try and find real Taupe Mohair any more!

[Mark Bowden]

Re: 1941 Sales Brochure

Thanks, I was curious about that as I haven't ever seen one done that way. It certainly would add time in the factory but would also really accent the two main colors to your eye.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: 1941 Sales Brochure

Actually it takes LESS time. The accent stripe is the width of the masking tape. Shoot the accent stripe first when you really don't even need tape. CAREFULLY lay the tape in a nice straight line over the dried stripe paint. Quick mask the top or bottom and spray one main other color. Reverse the mask for the bottom or top and spray the other main color (note the masking can be done VERY quickly since you are laying the new tape over the tape covering the stripe). Pull all the tape off and you have a very clean, even stripe between the two main colors.

Takes MUCH less time to paint this way.

Hank

[Nefj40]

Re: 1941 Sales Brochure

Did anyone notice this? Was it ever actually produced?

Tandem Model D

Optional at extra cost

Tricycle landing gear

[NC36061]

Re: 1941 Sales Brochure

This ad is the only visual reference to the tricycle tandem I have ever seen. It looks more like artwork than an actual photo. I suspect its something the factory may have mocked up, but probably never received any orders for. If there ever were any built, it was certainly a very small number. I've seen a similar Piper ad for a nose wheel on a J-3, and there is the Tri-Champ, so not an unheard-of concept, just very limited if any actual airplanes produced.