After all ties were cut from Holden, Brock became involved in the importation and even the modification of the Lada Samara. A cheap Soviet built hatchback a world away from the high performance V8 powered Commodores he was famous for.

The Porsche designed engine helped the Lada down the quarter mile at 19.2 seconds. Brock himself devised a few subtle suspension tweaks to improve the cars low speed ride.