Bingo! And this is a car that Jalopnik used to be obsessed with back in the day. I prefer the more ostentatious styling of its widebody big brother, though.
If you're not going to modify the engine (or buy a ZR1, which fails on the "bargain" aspect), then you want one newer than 1992. From '92-'96 the LT1 cars made 300 hp. And '96 cars with 6 speeds got the LT4, good for 330 hp.
Optimistic!? It's bonkers! If you want an American-made LSx-powered supercar with a tube frame, a Factory Five GTM can be completed for around 40 grand. Sure, the GTM has a less swanky interior, but will be just as much fun to drive.
Harry Miller deserves some props. His cars were dominant at Indianapolis in the 20's and 30's, and a descendant of his engine design became the Offenhauser, which you may have heard of.
There's actually a pedant at C/D (Csere, maybe?) who abhors the use of "RPMs," since RPM itself is already plural, standing for RevolutionS Per Minute.
+6. Super Six, that is. While the older Terraplanes (technically a marque in its own right) are nice, I'm partial to the early step down cars, particularly the '48 and '49 model years.