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Mentioned in despatches
Although I was not involved with the Cheney BSA, I may be able to shed some light on how it came about. The clue is in the Army registration it still carries on its front mudguard. Military vehicles have for many years used the ‘two number-two-letter-two-number’ configuration and a block of registration numbers was issued exclusively for research and development vehicles. The letters in this block were always SP and denote a ‘Special Project’. The machines were therefore likely to have been procured through MVEE – Military Vehicle and Engineering Establishment
