SLAYQUEENS

Firestone Lightning Slicks. They’re unique to the Thunderbolt as they have a lightning-bolt tread pattern. Few remain still intact and on a Thunderbolt.


http://www.hotrod.com/articles/see-how-this-historic-1964-ford-thunderbolt-is-transformed-from-a-neglected-barn-find-to-show-quality-drag-car/

The Lucerne (from 2006 through 2011) replaced both the upscale LeSabre, and top of the line, Park Avenue. Well, if you're naming a car for a place, and you are replacing Park Avenue... why go with a Swiss city? There is also a large dairy by the name of Lucerne

 And then the Lucerne was replaced with the LaCrosse... a hockey stick game, (the city in Wisconsin has a space after the La and before Crosse, but was preceded by the LaSabre. Maybe someone in the naming process was stuck on the words beginning with L that have no meaning? That sound French?

Braking was not one of the Lucerne's strong points, as testing revealed stopping distances that were the longest in the full-size sedan class, as it's bigger than a Chrysler 300

A LaSabre is a sword, a LaCrosse is a stick for the purpose of catching a ball (the crosse)

https://www.edmunds.com/buick/lucerne/
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/rides-for-the-retirement-set-buick-lucerne-page-3

I even sent an email to Buick.com, but I doubt they are going to reply, even if they knew. They are only interested in selling cars, not discussing history

Getting the Hemi meant that the car would get 15 inch rims, but the highly desireable Kelsey Hayes cast center styled wheels were recalled for being lemons, forever after known as the "Recall Wheels" They broke under normal use. So?

So they looked around at what they could do to make it look half decent, for a 15 inch steel plain rim, and voila. Right out of the parts bin. The Deluxe hub cap.


http://www.hotrod.com/articles/first-1969-dodge-charger-500-remains-amazing-unrestored-condition/
and the trivia is from this months Muscle Car Review letters to the editor, from John Shoe, August issue, 2017, page 8

this one was found in a little swap meet in Royal Oak Michigan, for 6 bucks.

Turns out that it's got a Ford part number, and it might as well be made of unobtainium. See, a brand that Ford wouldn't use, when they own their own carb company, makes it worth serious money to restorers of 1971 Mustangs, Torinos, Cougars and Montegos 4 speed with out air conditioning

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/found-treasure-comes-sizes/