| Riva Junior
(1967 - 1972)
The Junior was conceived to replace
the basic Florida model and, as its name suggests, was
designed to be the baby of the Riva range, a multi-purpose
small motorboat that could used be as a tender or equally
for water-skiing.
Its distinctive features include
the open design of the cockpit and sundeck and the white
painted sides for ease of maintenance – a clue
to its principal target market, the USA, where owners
tended to take care of boats themselves. In 1972, by
which time 626 had been built, it was replaced by the
Rudy, exactly the same design except that it was made
of fibreglass.
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