Unique VW camper van sells for £67,500

KEY

Question 1

            a) TRUE. camper van was sold at auction, on Saturday, for the not insignificant price of £67,5000

            b) FALSE. appears to have been kept in storage in the West country for 30 years, where it remained in good condition

            c) TRUE. Peter Colborne-Barber, 71, who took over his father’s dealership until he sold it in 2001,

            d) FALSE. he bought one of the first VW Beetles to be manufactured in Germany

Question 2

a)    Paragraph 1. For an entire generation the VW camper van was the ultimate symbol of freedom, the utility vehicle that would allow them to drive off into the sun in search of new thrills and experiences. For some it was a dream which eschewed material possessions in favour of spiritual enlightenment, for others it was a cheap and cheerful way of going on a family holiday around the country or across to the continent.

b)    Paragraph 6. Mr Colborne-Barber Snr’s son bought the car back into family ownership in the 1980s when, by chance, its then owner drove it onto his garage forecourt for repairs.

Question 3

a)    cheerful

b)    took over

c)    set up

            d)   reliable

            e)   straight away

Question 4

a)    People think the SGP 62 is only example of its type in the country.

b)     He said that it was a lovely example of a VW camper van and looked even better following its restoration....

c)    George LaHaye had brought across the 1947 Beetle