Chevrolet sold 40,614 Corvettes in 1980, which was roughly a 20 percent decline in sales from the 1979 model year. At the same time, the numbers were still respectable, especially given that the base price for a Corvette started the model year at $13,140.24 (not including options), and increased four times during the 1980 model year to a final base price of $14,345.24.
1980 Production Volumes by Model Variant
The coupe accounted for 100% of sales in 1980 because the convertible was no longer offered after 1975 for the C3 generation.
Model Variant | Production | % of Total |
---|---|---|
Coupe | 40,614 | 100.00 |
Total | 40,614 | 100.00 |
1980 Production Volumes by RPO Codes & Colors
Below, we have broken out the 1980 Corvette production builds by RPO codes and options so you can see how popular or rare certain options were.
RPO | Grouping | Description | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1YZ87 | Base Car | Base Corvette Sport Coupe | 40,614 |
LG4 | Engine | 305ci, 180hp Engine (California) | 3,221 |
L82 | Engine | 350ci, 230hp Engine | 5,069 |
MM4 | Transmission | 4-Speed Manual Transmission | 5,726 |
MX1 | Transmission | Automatic Transmission | 34,838 |
CC1 | Roof | Removable Glass Roof Panels | 19,695 |
V54 | Roof | Roof Panel Carrier | 3,755 |
FE7 | Suspension | Gymkhana Suspension | 9,907 |
F51 | Suspension | Heavy Duty Shock Absorbers | 1,695 |
N90 | Wheels | Aluminum Wheels | 34,128 |
QGB | Tires | P225/70R15 White Letter SBR Tires | 26,208 |
QXH | Tires | P225/60R15 White Letter SBR Tires | 13,140 |
U58 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Stereo Radio | 6,138 |
UN3 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Stereo Radio with Cassette | 15,148 |
UM2 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Stereo Radio with 8-Track | 15,708 |
UP6 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Stereo Radio with Citizens Band | 2,434 |
U75 | Radio / Stereo | Power Antenna | 32,863 |
UL5 | Radio / Stereo | Radio Delete | 201 |
U81 | Radio / Stereo | Dual Rear Speakers | 36,650 |
AU3 | Other Options | Power Door Locks | 32,692 |
C49 | Other Options | Rear Window Defogger | 36,589 |
K30 | Other Options | Cruise Control | 30,821 |
UA1 | Other Options | Heavy Duty Battery | 1,337 |
YF5 | Other Options | California Emission Certification | 3,221 |
ZN1 | Other Options | Trailer Package | 796 |
10 | Exterior Colors | White | 7,780 |
13 | Exterior Colors | Silver | 4,341 |
19 | Exterior Colors | Black | 7,250 |
28 | Exterior Colors | Dark Blue | 4,135 |
47 | Exterior Colors | Dark Brown | 2,300 |
52 | Exterior Colors | Yellow | 2,077 |
58 | Exterior Colors | Dark Green | 844 |
59 | Exterior Colors | Frost Beige | 3,070 |
76 | Exterior Colors | Dark Claret | 3,451 |
83 | Exterior Colors | Red | 5,714 |
12C | Interior | Oyster Cloth | 0 |
122 | Interior | Oyster Leather | 0 |
192 | Interior | Black Leather | 0 |
29C | Interior | Dark Blue Cloth | 0 |
292 | Interior | Dark Blue Leather | 0 |
59C | Interior | Doeskin Cloth | 0 |
592 | Interior | Doeskin Leather | 0 |
722 | Interior | Red Leather | 0 |
79C | Interior | Claret loth | 0 |
792 | Interior | Claret Leather | 0 |
RPO | Grouping | Description | Total |