I can't help but think of the Buick Grand National...that too was a madcap (most powerful at the time) beast that was big, comfortable, and capable of turning Japanese, German, and American iron into rearview mirror dots...
The video is a little "low brow," chessy, and campy-but entertaining...sort of like...well here
Stock car-On the street they weren't good on a hot day. I had no problem beating them with my Road Runner on a 90 degree day. They were great dragstrip cars when cooled down and posed a challenge.