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October 2004 Part 3
From the Dellow Register we hear that Falcon president Ron Warrens’s old Dellow Mk2 KTM 191 is for sale. This was one of four cars bought by a large firm of agricultural implement manufacturers whose salesmen had to cover some really rural terrain.
The Company in question was Fords (Finsbury) Ltd. of Chantry Avenue, Bedford. Fords was a maker of milk bottling equipment, putting those foil caps on the bottles, which were installed in small farm dairies. Their advertising literature of the time was headed “The Fellow in the Dellow”.
KTM 191 went on to have a distinguished trials career in Ron’s hands before Richard van der Fransen bought it . In 1970 he sent it back to Lionel Evans (who made the original bodies) to have it re-skinned. Sadly Rick is most un-well and has decided to part with Ron’s old car provided it can be found a good home.
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The four “reps” Dellow’s in a typical Bedfordshire setting. All four are still very much alive and kicking, although KTM 372 has emigrated to the USA. |
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Ron and bouncer Alan Preston stand either side of KTM 191 in company with Derek Fleming (Primrose), H . W. Tucker-Peake (Tucker-MG) and John Tucker-Peake (Minor with Ford Consul power). The Falcon’s are pictured on the way home from the1962 Exeter Trial. |
