Always liked this one-year-only front end. https://boston.craigslist.org/nwb/pts/d/tyngsboro-1981-pontiac-grand-lemans-4dr/6918832824.html
yep, it would've been nice if they'd kept that front end for the downsized Bonnie that they brought out in '82
The new Bonneville front end made it look a bit more modern and 'substantial', but I still liked the '81 nose better. Reminds me of the '77 Firebird and '77 Sunbird.