1980's Hot Hatchback Collection Lives In A Barn, But It's No Barn Find

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The 1980s was the decade of some of the most important events in recent history – the fall of the Berlin Wall, the release of the first personal computer, and the Chernobyl disaster, just to name a few. This wasn’t a particularly great era for the American automotive industry though, as it faced poor quality control, rising import competition, and a severe economic downturn. Most of the European automakers left the North American market by the end of the Eighties but on the other side of the big pond, some of the greatest hot hatches were born.