Are the (old) Fairlady's and good drifters?

[Pennyman]

I own a '76 280Z and I love it. It gets sideways super easily, and if it's decent looking you can show it at any Japanese car show or Z show, which I happen to do. Many of the people driving them these days are older, usually in the mid 30's to 40's who wouldn't be enthused by drifting (we think). The 240Z's are a little lighter, but a little less safe then the 280Z's but if you can score yourself a 240Z, and you dont mind tuning carbs every once and a while, by all means go for it, if you can find one (280Z's are fuel injected). be carefull of rust, though. my 280Z is great as a daily driver, but im not sure how reliable the older 240Z's are.

[Ghost of Duluth]

Well I have a Fairlady that I was going to set up for Drifting but I am selling it. Mine is a 280. I am not sure how good of a Drifter it would be seeing as it's a 2+2 and it's pretty heavy but I am not sure. Plus RHD for me is a little hokey seeing as I have driven LHD my entire life. The 240, 260 or early 280 is a different animal than the later ones due to all the crapola that Datsun stuck on there in the ZX configuration. Mine is a Z but the body style and add ons are ZX. Strange. Fun to drive but for me it would mean learning everything over again just to drive that car.

[sin-R]

The topic speaks for itself.
Should I invest i a Fairlady (240z, 260z or 280z), or should I simply go for a old Escort (mk1 or mk2)