1980

Original 1980 Corvette promos were manufactured by MPC (Model Products Corporation). The notable body changes from 1979 to 1980 include: The large horizontal vents in both lower front fenders had 4 vertical louvers added to them, the front and rear bumper guards were removed, the raised section of the hood was narrowed towards the front, the rear bumper was redesigned to include a rear spoiler and the front bumper was redesigned with the lower portion protruding forward and it wrapped completely around to the wheel openings. All of the 1980 Corvette promos were yellow coupes. The bodies were molded as one piece of yellow plastic with separate front and rear bumpers and were not painted. There were no interior changes from 1979 to 1980. The interior tub, seats, dash and steering wheel were all separate pieces and not painted. These interior parts and a chrome shifter were glued together to make the interior assembly. The interior assembly and clear plastic windows were inserted underneath the body over 2 plastic pins. These plastic pins were then melted to hold the interior and windows in place. Only the shifter and wheels were chrome plated. The tail lights were translucent red plastic. The front grilles were molded in black plastic. The rear license plate was molded into the rear bumper and read "1980". The front license plate was molded into the front bumper and read "corvette". The wheels resembled polished alloy wheels with center caps. The blackwall tires had "GOODYEAR" "CUSTOM WIDE TREAD POLYGLAS" molded into the sidewall (all 1975-1988 Corvette promos had the same style tire). The chassis was similar to the 1975-1979s. The notable chassis changes were: the exhaust was redesigned, the rear corners were rounded off and it was lengthened in front of the front suspension. The chassis was attached to the body with 4 plated straight head screws with spiral threads.

Boxes: The 1980 Corvette promos came in plain white boxes. The end of the box was stamped with "1980" "CORVETTE" "YELLOW".

1980-01

Note: There's an additional 1980 Corvette promo located in the "Special Issues" section of this website.