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It could equally easily have been a FSO version of the 125, a particularly dreadful version.
The Lada version of the 124 was made of thicker metal than the Fiat version, had a single cam Lada motor which revved quite well but would discard its points at 7000rpm unless Loctited in place, had rear drums rather than the 124's discs. The 1200cc version( very cheap car) was raced in price bracket classes of production saloon car races in the UK, by me and others, and although it held the cornered moderately well and fitting a Fiat rear muffler released a little more power, it was outdragged by the absolutely horrible(and even cheaper) 1500cc Russian Moskvitch driven by a former Formula 1 driver who seemed to be able to corner it on the door handles.
The Lada instruction book was a worthwhile read, as it didn't suggest or recommend, it ordered the owner to do certain things especially regarding laying up the car in the winter, and not to drive the car when dirty.