▁each ▁front ▁f ender ▁to ▁denote ▁its ▁smaller ▁straight - e ight ▁engine ▁and ▁shorter ▁engine ▁compart ment ▁when ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁Road master . ▁The ▁sales ▁bro ch ure ▁noted ▁that ▁V enti Port s ▁helped ▁vent il ate ▁the ▁engine ▁compart ment , ▁and ▁possibly ▁that ▁was ▁true ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁but ▁som etime ▁during ▁the ▁model ▁year ▁they ▁became ▁plug ged . ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁V enti Port s ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁modification ▁Bu ick ▁sty ling ▁chief ▁Ned ▁Nick les ▁had ▁added ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Road master . ▁He ▁had ▁installed ▁four ▁am ber ▁lights ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁his ▁car ’ s ▁h ood ▁w ired ▁to ▁the ▁distrib utor ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁flash ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁as ▁each ▁p ist on ▁fired ▁sim ulating ▁the ▁fl ames ▁from ▁the ▁exhaust ▁stack ▁of ▁a ▁f ighter ▁air plane . ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁the ▁bomb s ight ▁mas cot , ▁V enti Port s ▁put ▁the ▁driver ▁at ▁the ▁controls ▁of ▁an ▁imag inary ▁f ighter ▁air plane . ▁Upon ▁seeing ▁this , ▁Bu ick ▁chief ▁Har low ▁Curt ice ▁was ▁so ▁delight ed ▁that ▁he ▁ordered ▁that ▁( non - light ing ) ▁V enti Port s ▁be ▁installed ▁on ▁all ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Bu icks . ▁ ▁Super ▁script ▁was ▁found ▁just ▁above ▁the ▁full ▁length ▁body ▁f ender ▁m old ing ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁f enders . ▁New ▁f ender ▁edge ▁ta