wheelsandtracks

250 Stück der total 302 Schweizer Universal Carrier T16 wurden nicht nach Afrika sondern den USA verkauft und dort für Polizeikräfte erneuert (Quelle):

Swiss Bren Carrier Contract:

• Year:  1976-1979
• Client:
• Selling Client:         The Swiss Army
• Buying Client:         U.S. State Law Enforcement Agencies
• Duration: 3 Years
• Description: Model T16 (APC) Universal Bren Carrier
• Marketed/Sold: 250 marketed/110 Sold
• Sales Volume: $2.36 Million
• Success: Filled niche for state law enforcement.
• Narrative: In 1976, THE GROUP acquired 250 Bren Universal Carriers, Model T16 from the Swiss Army for an acquisition cost of $760K. The Bren carriers were shipped to the Group’s Augusta facility in the U.S.  THE GROUP transformed and remanufactured these units, then marketed the rugged APCs-tracked personnel carrier as urban police vehicles which were sold to U.S. State Government law enforcement. The Bren Carriers sales totaled $1.5 million. In addition to the vehicle sales, the salvaged parts from the poorest machines were offered for sale as spare parts for the purchased vehicles, thus generating an additional $860K in sales. Total deal sales were $2.36 million.