Stewart and Stevenson |
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From a company brochure: The company was founded in 1902 by
blacksmith Jim Stewart and carriage maker 1990s: Perry Engineering (.au) with Stewart & Stevenson bid
for the Australian Army's Project Bushranger Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV)
with the Stewart and Stevenson Services Tactical Vehicle Systems Division delivered 2.5-ton 4x4, and 5-ton 6×6, trucks from the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) to the US army ~mid 1996. Stewart and Stevenson also made the SS300 high mobility 8×8 truck with a 2.5-ton payload. 2005 April: Stewart and Stevenson Services Inc. bought Automotive Technik Holdings Limited (ATL), of the UK, makers of Pinzgauer 4x4 and 6x6s. 2006: S&S was bought by Armor Holdings Inc.. 2007: Armor Holdings, and thus Stewart and Stevenson, were bought by BAE Systems (UK). |
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