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The British War Office issued a specification for half-tracked vehicles in 1923 and ran a competition in 1925. Crossley signed a licencing agreement with Citroen-Kegresse on 19 January 1925 and entered a BGT with Kégresse tracks at the trials which was held in February. Crossley came out best in the trials and orders were placed for 15-20 cwt and 3 ton chassis. 115 in total were ordered by the British Army and RAF, 55 of which were for the 15-20 cwt models. An unknown but small number were also sold privately.
The Kégresse option was available on the following chassis -
| Model | chassis number range | payload | date |
| 15-20 cwt | 25xxx | 15-20cwt | 1925-7 |
| IGL2 | 30xxx | 3 ton | 1926 |
| BGV 1 and 2 | 60151-60195 | 15-20 cwt | 1927 |
| BGV 3 and 4 | 6xxxx | 20-30 cwt | 1929 |
One experimental IGL with a
"positive drive" track and rated at 4 tons was made in 1928.
One complete and possibly two partial vehicles are believed to survive.
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© Malcolm Asquith 2010