New emblems and add on front rear spoilers (carried over from the 1978 pace car edition) were the new features in 1979. At 53,807 units, no other Corvette model year before or since has sold so many units.

1979 Corvette Options

RPO#	DESCRIPTION	QUANTITY	$ RETAIL
1YZ87	Base Corvette Sport Coupe	53,807	10,220
A31	Power Windows	20,631	141
AU3	Power Door Locks	9,054	131
CC1	Removable Glass Roof Panels	14,480	365
C49	Rear Window Defogger	41,587	102
C60	Air Conditioning	47,136	635
D35	Sport Mirrors	48,211	45
D80	Spoilers, Front and Rear	6,853	265
FE7	Gymkhana Suspension	12,321	49
F51	Heavy Duty Shock Absorbers	2,164	33
G95	Optional Rear Axle Ratio	428	19
K30	Cruise Control	34,445	113
L82	350ci, 225hp Engine	14,516	565
MM4	4-Speed Manual Transmission, close ratio	4,062	0
MX1	Automatic Transmission	41,454	0
NA6	High Altitude Emission Equipment	n/a	35
N37	Tilt-Telescopic Steering Column	47,463	190
N90	Aluminum Wheels	33,741	380
QBS	P225/60R15 White Letter SBR Tires	17,920	226
QGR	P225/70R15 White Letter SBR Tires	29,603	54
U58	AM-FM Stereo Radio	9,256	90
UN3	AM-FM Stereo Radio with Cassette	12,110	234
UM2	AM-FM Stereo Radio with 8-Track	21,435	228
UP6	AM-FM Stereo Radio with Citizens Band	4,483	439
U75	Power Antenna	35,730	52
U81	Dual Rear Speakers	37,754	52
UA1	Heavy Duty Battery	3,405	21
YF5	California Emission Certification	n/a	83
ZN1	Trailer Package	1,001	98
ZQ2	Power Windows and Door Locks Package	28,465	272
ZX2	Convenience Group	41,530	94

1979 Corvette Exterior Color Choices

CODE	EXTERIOR	QUANTITY
10	Classic White	8,692
13	Silver	7,331
19	Black	10,465
28	Corvette Light Blue	3,203
52	Corvette Yellow	2,357
58	Corvette Dark Green	2,426
59	Corvette Light Beige	2,951
72	Corvette Red	6,707
82	Corvette Dark Brown	4,053
83	Corvette Dark Blue	5,670

1979 Corvette Interior Color Choices

CODE	COLOR
12C	Oyster Cloth
122	Oyster Leather
192	Black Leather
29C	Dark Blue Cloth
292	Dark Blue Leather
49C	Dark Green Cloth
492	Dark Green Leather
59C	Light Beige Cloth
592	Light Beige Leather
722	Red Leather