1980 Chevrolet Corvette

1980 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe  You've got to give Corvette engineers credit for their staying power.  Year after year they come back from budget meetings with the same old car and a whole new bunch of government regulations to meet.  This season brings the usual mix of good and bad news.  The L82 4-speed was gone for 1980, but there are a few nice touches to make up for the loss.  Goodyear finally discovered how to build a fat tire that works; the new, fully integrated spoilers cut a cleaner hole in the wind; and a significant number of pounds have been spared from the chassis.  So the old girl feels noticeably more nimble than we left her last year.  Some positive excerpts from Car and Driver, May 1, 1980  For consignment, a 1980 Chevrolet Corvette with a stunning green on Oyster white combination we rarely see, although exact combo statistics are hard to cull from Chevrolet.  That said, dark green was the least common exterior color in 1980 with just 844 leaving Bowling Green in this color.  All other colors were well into the thousands with 7,780 coming out white.  This T-top car has a numbers matching transmission.  Exterior Two stage Dark Ivy Green Metallic now coats this car and sorry British sports car fans, it looks darn good on this American two seater.  Aerodynamic spoilers were integrated into the body for 1980 and not only does it cut through air better, but it just looks darn cool, giving the C3 a wider, lower looking stance, meaner and more aggressive, like a vicious Sting Ray trolling the ocean floor.  The hidden headlights, raised hump on the hood, side vents, and upturned tail are all part of the special profile that can be mistaken for nothing else.  Rising front fenders and a wide shoulder line with flush door handles adds to the sumptuous flow of the car.  Yes...we're fans!  Ginormous twin double exhaust tips exude from the back and mimic the shape and layout of the Vette tail lights between which Corvette is spelled out as lower case letters, just in case you don't know what you're behind.  Reflective T-tops sit on high and are easily removed and stowed.  The YJ8 wheels are polished in this case and look great.  The paint is also very good with a few imperfections that include a scratch near a gap and another random one.  The lower front air dam is scraped and partially dislodged. Interior Oyster is an off white and starts on the vinyl door panels that are simple and based on an oyster carpeted footer.  The two piece deep bucket leather seats are in decent condition showing some patina creases but no tears.  Seat tops lean forward for access to the cargo area which is overlaid with the oyster carpet in good condition with some signs of use.  Our steering wheel has a stitched aftermarket cover and the oyster colored column leads to a simple dual gauge pod with an 85 mph speedometer and a tachometer that redlines at 5,000 rpms.  Embedded in the textured oyster dashboard is the center stack with a fighter jet array of gauges that include a clock.  Below them, a Kenwood AM/FM/CD/Aux/USB radio followed by the climate controls in typical GM configuration.  A manual shifter, chrome-knobbed and booted in black leather, is housed in the center console which wears a jacket of smooth black plastic, all in very good condition.  Oyster carpet is up front and is protected by carpeted mats.  Drivetrain For the mileage, this is a very clean engine bay under the hood where we find the 350ci L48 V8 that is fueled by a 4-barrel carburetor and rated at 190 horsepower.  A numbers matching T10 4-speed manual transmission which sends power to the rear axle and 3.07 gears.  Power disc brakes are standard on front and rear.   Undercarriage Clean underneath with no surface rust, no invasive rust, no heavy grease or road dirt build up.  The only fluid we see is some blow back on the right side and it appears residual as no active leak is apparent.  The dual exhaust joins at t