Were there cars made that were short-wheelbase hatchbacks and rear
>wheel drive, besides the Chevette?
AMC Gremlin AMC Pacer BMW 318 Compact Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird (1982+) (Chevrolet Chevette) Pontiac T1000 Chevrolet Corvette (1984+) Chevrolet Monza and similar cars Datsun 240Z and successors Ford Mustang, Mercury Capri hatchback Ford Pinto, Mercury Bobcat Mercedes C-class sport coupe Toyota Celica Toyota Corolla VW Type 3 squareback VW Type 4 Volvo P1800 "wagon"
If you count AWD as being both RWD and FWD, there may be a few more.