Model year 1980
1980 Corvette Colors and Paint Codes
Ten exterior colours were offered for 1980, the year the car was reshaped for fuel economy, and Chevrolet recorded the split. Below is the list with production figures, the interior combinations, and where the code is stamped.
1980 exterior colors and paint codes
| Code | Colour | Built | Share of production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Classic White | 7,780 | 19.2% |
| 19 | Black | 7,250 | 17.9% |
| 83 | Red | 5,714 | 14.1% |
| 13 | Silver | 4,341 | 10.7% |
| 28 | Dark Blue | 4,135 | 10.2% |
| 76 | Dark Claret | 3,451 | 8.5% |
| 59 | Frost Beige | 3,070 | 7.6% |
| 47 | Dark Brown | 2,300 | 5.7% |
| 52 | Yellow | 2,077 | 5.1% |
| 58 | Dark Green | 844 | 2.1% |
Swatches are on-screen approximations to tell the colours apart, not paint matches. Take the code to a paint supplier for an accurate mix.
Where to find your paint code
The paint code is on the trim tag riveted to the driver's side of the body, visible when you open the door. It lists the body style, body number, trim (interior) code and paint code together. From the later years of the run the tag also carries the build date, so the same plate that tells you the colour tells you roughly when the car was assembled. Two-tone cars show two codes, upper and lower.
1980 exterior and interior combinations
| Medium | Dark | Dark | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Red | Doeskin | Blue | Green | Silver | Claret | ||
| Code | Cloth | n/a | n/a | 59C | 29C | n/a | n/a | 79C |
| Leather | 192 | 722 | 592 | 292 | 492 | 152 | 792 | |
| 10 | Classic White | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 13 | Silver Metallic | X | X | --- | X | X | X | X |
| 19 | Black | X | X | X | --- | --- | X | --- |
| 28 | Dark Blue Metallic | X | X | X | X | --- | X | --- |
| 47 | Hilton Brown Metallic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 52 | Yellow | X | --- | --- | --- | --- | X | --- |
| 58 | Dark Green Metallic | X | --- | X | --- | X | X | --- |
| 59 | Frost Beige | X | --- | --- | X | --- | X | --- |
| 76 | Dark Claret Metallic | X | --- | X | --- | --- | X | X |
| 83 | Medium Red | X | X | X | --- | --- | X | --- |
- Exterior and interior trim combinations were those recommended while other combinations by special order were available.
What to know about 1980 colours
1980 brought new front and rear bumper caps with integrated spoilers, moulded in and painted body colour, so the paint code now covers a noticeably larger share of what you see. Cloth interiors appear on the combination chart alongside leather from this point.
The full colour list for every model year from 1968 to 1982 is on the C3 colour code page, and the interior trim codes are set out on the interior trim page. For the rest of what Chevrolet documented about this year, including production by month, the option list and the engine codes, see the 1980 specifications page.