Originally Posted by T-Mar

If it's blue, then it should be a 1979 model but the serial number is from 1980. It's always possible that CCM re-introduced the colour, though that seems improbable, given that they were in cost reduction mode. There was a lot of employee discontent at the time, so I wouldn't rule out a careless worker grabbing the wrong serial number stamp. It could go either way but pending further evidence I'm leaning towards the latter. Maybe the pictures will provide a clue.