Lada Riva
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The Lada Riva, marketed in some West European countries as Lada Nova and in Canada as Lada 1500 and Lada Signet was introduced in 1980. It is a restyled version of the Fiat 124-based Lada Type BA3-2101 / "Zhiguli" sedan, which was introduced in 1970. The Riva itself is officially designated as BA3-2105 (base sedan, BA3-2104 wagon and BA3-2107 for the deluxe sedan with large chrome grille (as seen in the illustration below).
Tightening European safety and emissions legislation led to it being withdrawn from most Western European markets by 1997, although it is still in production at the AutoVAZ factory in Russia. As of 2005, production of the wagon has been taken over by Izh.
Some claim it's the car model that has sold the most, outselling both the VW Beetle and the Ford Model T.
Variants included Riva signet, Riva 1200, Riva 1300, Riva 1500, Riva 1600, with modifications E and L.