The Chevrolet Camaro entered the 1980s with a familiar look and a broad variety of models and options. Here’s the lowdown in an original Chevy dealer film.

Chevrolet’s second-generation Camaro enjoyed a surprisingly long life—a full 12 model years from 1970 through 1981. Originally called the “Super Hugger,” the second-gen GM pony car continually evolved with DOT bumpers in 1974, a larger, wraparound rear window in 1975, and annual tweaks and facelifts. The Chevrolet division must have been doing something right as sales continued to climb, reaching a peak of nearly 283,000 units in 1979, outpacing all model years before or since. Indeed, GM would love to be selling that many Camaros today.

So understandably, there were no radical changes for 1980. The Camaro lineup consisted of four models: the base Sport Coupe, the jazzy Rally Sport with two-tone paint and color-keyed wheels, the luxury-flavored Berlinetta, and the top-of-the-line Z28.  In the horsepower department there wasn’t much to brag about, as the top choice was the Z28’s optional 350 CID V8 with all of 190 horsepower. In other news, the trusty inline six was finally replaced with a 90-degree V6 based on small-block V8 architecture. This breezy little dealer film from 1980 has the details.