I don’t think it’s snobbery about the 280ZX - I think you see limited numbers because there simply aren’t many left, and certainly not that many that people actively want to show off. ZXs as beautiful as Huw’s, ChrisVega’s, and CandyRed’s are relatively few and far between. It’s true that they were - and to a degree still are - relatively unloved compared to the S30s, and a great many were simply left to rot. That’s where all the L28s now living in U.K. 240s and 260s came from after all! They are harder to restore, lacking the panel supplies of the S30s, and restored value is not high enough to justify restoration cost if having it done professionally - unless you have sentimental reasons driving it, value be damned.
Personally, I love the 2-seat 280ZX (sorry Derrick!
) and think they deserve more collective love!