Vintage MG found buried at weapons pit

 Archaeologists at a Second World War military site have unearthed a rare vintage car thought to have been abandoned due to the introduction of the MOT.

The 85-year-old MG Roadster, found during excavations at a disused weapons pit at Larkhill, Wilts, is thought to have been a pool car for soldiers. Only about 2,000 were ever made.

Damien Campbell-bell, from Wessex Archaeology, said: “When it was new in 1932, it had a top speed of 65mph and would have cost £199. In the Thirties, the average annual salary was £200. The owner was therefore very wealthy.”

Mr Campbell-bell added: “Many cars were patched up during the Fifties to keep them running and this MG J2 is no different. The introduction of the MOT test in 1960 was the end for many cars that had been kept going in this way.”