Driving home last week, I popped the radio on to catch with the latest news headlines. Only half listening to the latest political shenanigans and Putin atrocities in Ukraine, my ears pricked up when Radio 4 mentioned as one of its main news items that Ford was rumoured to be stopping production of its popular Fiesta earlier than originally planned. Although Ford wouldn’t confirm or deny this rumour at the time, the following day it did eventually confirm that after a long, and very successful, production run of more than 47 years, the best-selling Ford Fiesta would finally be laid to rest – and take a very well-earned siesta – in June 2023.