I was sitting at a stoplight in the rain yesterday morning when an older-looking S-Type came zooming by. I saw the car in right-side profile and I swear it had three oval-shaped portholes in the front fender. I looked for "R" badging as well but there was none. Maybe it's just me, but that car screamed "Buick!"

Did Jaguar really put portholes on the fenders in the early 2000s or was this some modder's idea of a joke?

 

Hi Jon,

It must have been a mod job. I searched on Google for S-Types and couldn't find one with portholes. The guy screwed up because on Buicks, three holes were for the base models and four holes were for the upmarket models.

Mike

 

Stick-ons...wonder if they were plastic or metal...no I don't.

 

jon go to "brand Review" Thread near the bottom of forum main page. Go to "Exterior" then look under "headlight/tailight bezels" Jim posted a few pics with an S with them on it.

 

Yes they come on Democratic Jaguars

 

Brutal,

I'm a Democrat. Does this mean I have to install the requisite port decals? What are the port requirements for each party affiliation? Your input is eagerly awaited.

Mike

 

No porthole decal requirements in D.C. regardless of party affiliation, but I think the local law does require at least four of those bullethole decals on every vehicle....

You may also have to put a set of curb feelers on all four corners....

 

joycesjag,

Thanks for the directions on where to go on this site to see those stupid portholes on an S-Type. Those photos show exactly what I saw yesterday except the car was red instead of silver.

Even when I was young and car-infatuated, I was never dumb enough to do that to a classic British sedan. Sometimes I wonder what these people are thinking....

 

To make it correct 3 portholes was for 6 cyl models and 4 was for V8s

 

Just to add silly to silly. The Buick portholes actually point to engine not trim. 3 per side is a 6cyl and 4 per side are eights. I do believe they went off track a little, but current cars follow the old mantra...... Man I can't believe I actually know this crap!

Ha Ha BMW...... You know the same crap as me! Yikes!