American cars of that era are poorly built, can't turn or stop, all they can do is go real fast straight when you gun them. But don't do that for to long because they start to float if you get into the triple digits. No they are built solely for burn outs and getting to 60 as fast as possible.
But they are cool, personaly I really want a 1969 Mustang Fastback one day.
My Uncle is building a 1962 Impala with an LS1, it's going to rock when its done.