If what you really want to do is just drive, dig a little deeper and find a Miata. There's zero chance you will have problems finding parts, your car wont be obsolete for at least the next couple of decades, they are a cheap car to run in terms of wearables (tires, fuel, brake pads), and if you can drive you'll be pretty competitive right away. The downside is they seem to trade paint a little more in SM, but if you go the ITA route with a Miata you might not have much of a problem with that. Matt's 240SX above looks like a pretty good option too if you want to go the non-miata route, and the 2-3 friends I've known that have run these have had few mechanical issues.
Chris Carey
Central Florida Region
ITS/Vintage Datsun 240Z
Favorite tool to remove undercoating---- A curb!
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you."
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