1980, the final production year of the Monza by Chevrolet. Chevrolet's sub-compact car would continue on in 1982 as the front-wheel drive Cavalier and its sister car, the Pontiac Sunbird. Apart from new taillamp bezels, black grille centre bars, restyled front air dam, standard bumper guards and new-finish emblems, the Monza would change very little from the '79 model.
Chevrolet would limit the options available in the Monza's final year. Gone was the 305 C.I., 2 Bbl., 5.0 Litre V8 engine, the 5-speed manual transmission, the Monza Station Wagon and the green body-colour option. Only the 2+2 Sport Hatchback, the 2+2 Hatchback and the Coupe models were available in 1980.
Standard equipment on all models
included the following; four-speed
manual transmission, front disc/rear
drum brakes, whitewall tires, front
bucket seats, bumper guards, vinyl
bodyside mouldings, AM radio, tinted
glass, sport steering wheel, lighter,
day/night mirror, carpeting and a
Delco Freedom battery.
The 2+2 Hatchback added bumper rub stripes, bright door frame and belt mouldings, console, folding back seat and bright/black rear quarter window mouldings.
The 2+2 Sport Hatchback came with standard slope-back soft front end and bright-bezeled rectangular headlamps, black front air dam, bright/black windshield mouldings, black wiper arms and blades, console, folding rear seat, soft door trim panels with driver's side map pocket and armrests, bright door frame and belt mouldings, body-colour bumper stips and guards, bright/black quarter window and back window mouldings, full wheel covers, bright trimmed wraparound taillamps and body-cloured rear end panel.
Options available on the Monza included Automatic transmission, deluxe colour-keyed wheel covers, rally II wheels, intermittent windshield wipers, removable sunroof, guage package with tachometer, numerous radio/eight-track/cassette options, power mirrors, cabriolet roof cover (Coupe model only), tilt steering, electric clock, coloured floor mats, rear defogger and air conditioning
The Spyder option underwent a new
look for 1980. It included new hood
decals and new, wider body stripes
with a new-look 'Spyder' script. Other
than the appearance package, the
Spyder options were essentially the
same as the previous year. They
included Rally II wheels, front and rear
spoilers, sport suspension, blackwall,
white letter tires, black accents (on
headlamps, parking lamps, belt mouldings, taillamp openings, lower rocker panels, quarter panels and front fenders, windshield, rear window, quarter window and door mouldings), black sport mirrors and modified stabilizer bars and shock absorbers.
1980 Monza Production Totals
95,469 - Monza Coupe's
53,415 - Monza 2+2 Hatchback's
20,534 - Monza 2+2 Sport Hatchback's
7,589 - Monza Spyder's (included in the Sport Hatchback totals)
A Total of 169,418 Monza's were assembled in 1980 (where are they all now).
UPDATE:
The above figure does not reflect the 34,516 Monzas that were built in the Fall of 1980 as part of Chevrolet's extended model run. Unfortunately there is no breakdown by model, just a total number based on VIN#. This means that a Grand Total of 203,934 Monzas were built for 1980.
