Image source, Mike Liggins/BBC Image caption, Plumber Andrew Scott was offered an old 1980 Fiesta in return for repairing a toilet By Helen Burchell and Mike Liggins BBC News, East Production of the popular Ford Fiesta is anticipated to stop next year after 45 years. What does this mean to those who like and value their Fiestas? Plumbing Andrew Scott was both happy and shocked to be talented a 1980 design of his preferred automobile. It originated from a grateful lady whose toilet he had actually simply repaired. A long-lasting Ford Fiesta fan, Mr Scott, 56, from Cambridge, is happy to display the blue Fiesta 1.1 L. “I’ve constantly had a soft area for a Fiesta,” he states. “The individual whose home I was operating at, I worked for them – I fixed their toilet and she provided me the cars and truck. “She simply wished to eliminate it.” Mr Scott’s 1980 design, offered to him in 2006, was constructed prior to the days of cushioned guiding wheels and electrical windows, however it does still have a working push-button radio. Image source, Mike Liggins/BBC Image caption, The interior of the 1980 Fiesta is relatively fundamental Image source, Mike Liggins/BBC Image caption, The plumbing believes he got a bargain on the totally free Fiesta The blue Fiesta 1.1 L is among 4 designs he owns, consisting of an XR2. “It’s simply reliving a little bit of my youth,” he states. Which is specifically the case about his stylish XR2, purchased in 2007 for ₤ 2,000 and likely now to be worth considerably more. Image source, Mike Liggins/BBC Image caption, Getting an XR2 resembled “having a little my youth back”, states Fiesta fan Mr Scott The very first cars and truck he drove after passing his test was his mum’s Fiesta, however he states: “I matured with the enjoyment of considering having a hot hatch, particularly the XR2. Image source, Mike Liggins/BBC Image caption, Mr Scott plays his old tapes while driving the XR2 His white F-reg design remains in its “absolutely initial condition”. He has no intent of selling, he states: “I’ve seen a couple go through auction pressing ₤20,000 or simply over – and they weren’t as initial as this. “It’s need, isn’t it? If somebody desires one they’re going to pay the cash, I expect.” He still keeps cassettes in his XR2, consisting of music by Earth, Wind and Fire, and ABC. There is an old copy of a Now That’s What I call Music cassette. “How unfortunate am I?” he jokes. Image source, Mike Liggins/BBC Image caption, The F-reg Fiesta XR2 still sports its initial paint task Announcing completion of the Fiesta in a video published on Ford’s Twitter account, the business stated “its task was done”. Production of the vehicle is anticipated to stop by mid-2023 Feast realities Image source, Getty Images Launched in 1976, the hatchback was the business’s very first worldwide effective front-wheel drive modelIts advancement budget plan was $870 m (₤753 m), making it the biggest in Ford’s history at the timeIt was developed initially as a more fuel-efficient, little vehicle in the wake of the 1973 oil crisisThe Fiesta is presently produced in Germany, although the very first design rolled off the assembly line in Dagenham in 1977 More than 20 million have actually because been constructed for consumers worldwideGeorge Watson, chairman of the Fiesta Club of Great Britain – of which Mr Scott is a member – is not amazed by the appeal of the automobile. The fan club, based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, has about 300 members throughout the UK. Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The Ford plant at Dagenham was among the UK’s biggest cars and truck factories “My daddy in fact got among the very first Fiestas off the assembly line, as a salesperson,” he remembers. “I’ve been around Fords all my life. “The automobile I passed my driving test in was a Fiesta. “I’ll always remember – it was a D-reg MK2 XR2 in rosso red. It resembled the rounder variation of the initial Fiesta … however it was a sports design with all the alloy wheels and the body set. “I’ve lost count of the number of Fiestas we’ve had in between me and my father and we’ve still got 2 at the minute.” His most current acquisition is a burgundy 1989 H-registration Fiesta. “It’s a little 1.1 LX which I got from a beautiful girl – well she was 95 – and simply chose to quit driving and she desired the vehicle to go to an excellent house,” he states. Image source, Mike Liggins/BBC Image caption, Mr Scott’s Fiesta has actually had a respray however is otherwise in its initial 1980 condition Both he and Mr Scott state they are unfortunate to hear the news that there will disappear brand-new Fiestas. “The Fiesta still has a huge following and is still a preferred vehicle – 100% it’ll be missed out on,” Mr Scott states. Mr Watson concurs: “To be truthful, the Fiesta itself is still an actually popular little household lorry, if you’ve got a number of kids and you do not desire anything actually too huge, and clearly as a very first automobile it’s the perfect cars and truck. “It will be unfortunate to see it go since it’s been such a best-seller.” Last month, the Fiesta was still the 6th very popular brand-new cars and truck in the UK with 4,570 registrations, according to the current information from market body the Society of Motor Manufacturers. Discover BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 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