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Buick portholes
Buick port holes

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Posted by notsteve at 11:25 pm (PST) on Tue January 3, 2023   
They corresponded to the number of cylinders the engine had.

4 each side = V8

3 each side = V6
Posted by GlenEllyn at 9:53 pm (PDT) on Sun April 18, 2021   
Yep, I always wondered if those things had a reason to exist.
Posted by ozarkbob at 3:27 pm (PDT) on Wed March 13, 2013   
I remember in the sixies teenage boys would count up to 100 of those portholes to determind if their girlfriend loved them

Posted by Alan at 1:40 pm (PST) on Tue February 7, 2012   
The Century wasn't big comparatively. The Century was the Special's body with a larger engine. The Century was so-called because, in the thirties when that line was introduced, it could achieve a then unheard of 100 miles an hour!
Posted by Alan at 11:25 am (PST) on Tue February 7, 2012   
No! Just a styling gimmick, but a very successful one.
Posted by Duff at 2:47 am (PDT) on Wed October 14, 2009   
Did those things serve a purpose, other than as a styling differentiator?

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