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Historical Footnotes On The 1980 Camaro This year the rising popularity of small cars combined with an auto industry downturn put a pinch on Chevrolet's business. The Camaro suffered mightily as its model-year sales declined from 233,802 in 1979 to 131,066 in 1980. Calendar-year sales wound up at 116,824 (a 1.8% share of industry). Trade journals of the era listed model-year production of 152,005 Camaro's in tables showing production by series and engine, by engine or by body style. However, the same sources listed production of a slightly higher 152,021 units when broken out by model year or by factory of origin. The engine breakouts given in such sources were 51,104 V6 Camaro's and 100,901 Camaro V8 engines, or 152,005 total cars. However, the trade journals recorded the Van Nuys, California, plant as building 84,178 Camaro's (and 57,912 Firebirds) and the Norwood, Ohio, factory as building 67,303 Camaro's (and 49,428 Firebirds). That means Camaro numbers by factory total 152,021. The figures used by most enthusiasts show production by each of the 4 Camaro model-options and total 152,005. Of the Camaro's built, 87.3% had automatic transmission, 8.1% had a 4-speed manual transmission, 33.6% were equipped with a V6 engine, and 66.4% were equipped with a V8 engine. 100% (All) had power steering, 3.8% had manual disc brakes, 96.2% had power disc brakes, 11.6% had a limited-slip differential, 100% (All) had steel-belted radial tires, 18.1% had power door locks, 29.4% had power windows, 100% (All) had bucket seats, 2.3% had a tinted windshield only, 85.9% had all-tinted glass, 70.5% had manual air conditioning, 52.3% had tilt steering, 25.1% had cruise control, 0 (None) had a vinyl top, 24.6% had an AM radio, 10.1% had an AM/FM radio, 14.5% had an AM/FM stereo radio, 1.1% had an AM 8-track tape player, 12% had an AM/FM 8-track tape player, 10.1% had an AM/FM cassette player. 0.3% had an AM/FM stereo with a CB radio, 59.4% had a analog clock, 0.2% had a digital clock, 51.3% had an electric rear window defogger. 97% had a remote-control outside rear-view mirror, 18.6% had optional wheel covers, 17.2% had aluminum styled wheels, 61.6% had styled steel wheels and 16.3% had T-tops. A total of 117,164 new Camaro's were registered in the U.S. during calendar year 1980. That was down from 203,904 in 1979 and 251,983 in 1978.

Shown: 1980 Camaro Berlinetta Available Variation(s): Brief Specs RS (SC w/ V6) [outside California] $5,916 Engine Transmission 3.8 Liter V6 229 cid. (LC3) 3-spd manual (S) (O) RS (SC w/ V6) [inside California] $6,274 Engine Transmission 3.8 Liter V6 231 cid. (LD5) 3-spd automatic (S) (O) RS (SC w/ V8) [Outside California] $6,069 Engine Transmission 4.4 Liter V8 267 cid. (L39) 4-spd manual (S) (O) RS (SC w/ V8) [Inside California] $6,427 Engine Transmission 4.4 Liter V8 267 cid. (L39) 3-spd automatic (S) (O) RS (SC w/ 4-bbl V8) [Outside California] $6,364 Engine Transmission 5.0 Liter V8 305 cid. (LG4) 4-spd manual (S) (O) RS (SC w/ 4-bbl V8) [Inside California] $6,722 Engine Transmission 5.0 Liter V8 305 cid. (LG4) 3-spd automatic (S) (O) Available Variation(s) (Fully Broken Down) Click For Extensive Details It had a retail value of : $5,916us. The CAMARO RS (SC w/ V6) [outside California] is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive Coupe with seating for 4. It comes standard with a 3-spd manual transmission and a 3.8L V6 229-cid, 12-Valve, OHV, 2-bbl engine with a horsepower rating of 115 @ 4000 and a torque rating of 175 @ 2000. It has an EPA fuel economy rating of / highway miles per gallon. RS (SC w/ V6) [outside California] Click For Extensive Details It had a retail value of : $6,274us. The CAMARO RS (SC w/ V6) [inside California] is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive Coupe with seating for 4. It comes standard with a 3-spd automatic transmission and a 3.8L V6 231-cid, 12-Valve, OHV, 2-bbl engine with a horsepower rating of 110 @ 4200 and a torque rating of 170 @ ????. It has an EPA fuel economy rating of / highway miles per gallon. RS (SC w/ V6) [inside California] Click For Extensive Details It had a retail value of : $6,069us. The CAMARO RS (SC w/ V8) [Outside California] is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive with seating for 4. It comes standard with a 4-spd manual transmission and a 4.4L V8 267-cid, 16-Valve, OHV, 2-bbl engine with a horsepower rating of 120 @ 3600 and a torque rating of 215 @ 2000. It has an EPA fuel economy rating of / highway miles per gallon. RS (SC w/ V8) [Outside California] Click For Extensive Details It had a retail value of : $6,427us. The CAMARO RS (SC w/ V8) [Inside California] is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive Coupe with seating for 4. It comes standard with a 3-spd automatic transmission and a 4.4L V8 267-cid, 16-Valve, OHV, 2-bbl engine with a horsepower rating of 120 @ 3600 and a torque rating of 215 @ 2000. It has an EPA fuel economy rating of / highway miles per gallon. RS (SC w/ V8) [Inside California] Click For Extensive Details It had a retail value of : $6,364us. The CAMARO RS (SC w/ 4-bbl V8) [Outside California] is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive Coupe with seating for 4. It comes standard with a 4-spd manual transmission and a 5.0L V8 305-cid, 16-Valve, OHV, 4-bbl engine with a horsepower rating of 155 @ 4000 and a torque rating of 240 @ 1600. It has an EPA fuel economy rating of / highway miles per gallon. RS (SC w/ 4-bbl V8) [Outside California] Click For Extensive Details It had a retail value of : $6,722us. The CAMARO RS (SC w/ 4-bbl V8) [Inside California] is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive with seating for 4. It comes standard with a 3-spd automatic transmission and a 5.0L V8 305-cid, 16-Valve, OHV, 4-bbl engine with a horsepower rating of 155 @ 4000 and a torque rating of 240 @ 1600. It has an EPA fuel economy rating of / highway miles per gallon. RS (SC w/ 4-bbl V8) [Inside California]