Fiat Strada RITMO ABARTH 130TC for £17,995

Capable of outperforming the Volkswagen Golf GTI, Ford Escort XR3i, Vauxhall Astra GTE and MG Maestro at the time, the often forgotten Fiat Ritmo 130 TC Abarth was arguably the best hot hatchback of the 1980s. Designed by Fiat's in-house design team, the compact, lightweight Ritmo was the perfect candidate for superior performance, so they turned to Fiat's legendary coachbuilder, Abarth, to make it extraordinarily fast. The 130TC was the second-generation Ritmo Abarth, a post-facelift successor to the 125TC that saw some success on the rallye circuit. In addition to the more powerful 128hp 2.0 liter inline-four, we are partial to the facelifted car’s quad headlights and beefier taillights, although the basic Ritmo design – even including the funky round door handles – remained largely unchanged throughout the model’s run. The polished alloy wheels were a carryover from the 125TC, but definitely look the part, as does the oddly-shaped rear spoiler. The heavily bolstered Recaro seats a