Sep 14, 2017
Vintage car unearthed by archaeologists on Salisbury Plain
The remains of a vintage MG roadster have been unearthed by archaeologists excavating a former military site.
The 1932 MG J2 was found within a World War Two artillery position during excavations at Larkhill on Salisbury Plain.
It is believed to be a pool car used by troops training in the 1960s which was dumped in a disused weapons pit.
Damien Campbell-Bell, of Wessex Archaeology, described the find as "a real surprise".
"This particular MG J2 is pretty rare and was one of only 2,083 of this model ever made," he said.
"We can tell from the tyre pattern the car was probably in use until the early 1960s, at which point it seems to have been placed in the artillery position." Read more.
