Hiya, as Jimbro says, the lido is a sought after ltd edition, and you could have a good compromise by tweaking the 1290cc motor very easily. I have had a few 128 3p's with this engine, and by simply swapping the cam for a piper 285 or kent fast road etc, and perhaps the weber 34dmtr/34datr carb, you will see big improvements. Upping the compression ratio a tad/ and larger valves will see 100 bhp easy in addition to cam/carb mods, and more importantly, it will be USEABLE power. I would personally steer clear of twin webers/too wilder cam etc for a road car. You will lose low/med powerband if you do. (Been there,done that lol) If you do these mods, you could still keep the 'standard' components in your garage, incase you need/want to return to standard spec. One other humble opinion...Don't buy a classic car and hope not to lose any money on it! If you don't lose, great bonus, but if you do, at least you can appreciate/enjoy a piece of italian machinery to justify it!