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Title: Inspiration ?? Guy Croft and Lotus update a Lada Riva aka 124
Post by: Kennedy of Sixmilebridge on November 12, 2007, 10:51:54 AM
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=TkksllfeOfo


Title: Re: Inspiration ?? Guy Croft and Lotus update a Lada Riva aka 124
Post by: kev131 on November 12, 2007, 07:29:26 PM
Hi Graham - Welcome back to the site.

Ya this is a fairly well known piece of footage amongst Fiat fans - Think we would all like to have a drive in it but very little air time is given to the engine. I understand that the owner sold it fairly quickly afterwards so you have to question the worthiness of the blessing! Still it was good TV.


Title: Re: Inspiration ?? Guy Croft and Lotus update a Lada Riva aka 124
Post by: simon131 on November 12, 2007, 08:06:43 PM
Worse than that though - ALL of the suppliers and experts were expected to give their services and materials for FREE! :o GC didn't earn a thing from it - then the dickhead Lada owner sold it for a fast buck on ebay - for considerably more than he had paid for the standard Riva 1.5E! >:( Mr Croft - among others I'm sure - was not amused! :-\