Armet Armored Vehicles
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Armet Armored Vehicles is a defunct vehicle manufacturer founded and formerly headquartered in King City, Ontario with US operations in Danville, Virginia.
| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Armet was founded by Canadian owner and CEO William Whyte after purchasing then California based Armet Industries (c. 1976[1]) in 1982.[2]
Whyte stated he was born in Surrey, England, served in the British Army from 1964 to 1967, immigrated to Canada where he would become a police officer in Toronto (Metro Toronto Police 1967-1973), York Region Police (1979?-1980s). He was on a contract with Hong Kong Police for six months in 1973.
Whyte was indicted by the FBI for fraud and sentenced to more than five years in prison.[3][4][5] In 2011, the company's GURKHA vehicle design was sold to Terradyne Armored Vehicles.[6]
Post-release, William Whyte has proclaimed his innocence online,[7] stating that the charges against him were not proven.
