How close this for a whole dissimilar form of buried treasure? Whilst excavating a site on Salisbury Plain, archeologist discovered the chassis of an MG J2 car!
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| Photo curtesy of Wessex Archaeology |
The MG J2 is an extremely rare car, equally solely 2,083 were e'er produced. The two-seater J2 was the most mutual alternative inward the J-line. Back inward 1932 when the auto was get-go rolled out, it had a operate past times speed of 65 mph, in addition to would accept toll y'all £199; that's almost £10,000 inward today's money!
It is believed that this item auto would accept been used upwards until the early on 1960s, when it is possible that it was dismantled for repair past times a local solider, solely to survive seemingly abandoned. The regain besides shows about other side to life inward the barracks, away from the soldiers' military machine duties.
As this is such a rare car, in that place isn't much published cloth available, precisely nosotros already accept a issue of nifty books on the other MG models of the era. Check out MG's Abingdon Factory or our Essential Buyer's Guide on the MG TD, TF & TF1500 to larn to a greater extent than close these nifty cars.
Who knows, perhaps nosotros could let on a mass on the rare MG J-series inward the future... Perhaps y'all accept an persuasion for such a book? If so, drib us a business on info@veloce.co.uk.
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