The Sabra was actually the Reliant Sabre built under licence in Israel - the
former has a few units still being actively raced or rallied in the UK,
thanks to a hardy band of enthusiasts. Sort of reliant reliant folk, really.
Regards,
Patrick
-----Original Message-----
From: Dick R. <fastcars@home.com>
To: Alexander Joseph H <AlexanderJosephH@Waterloo.deere.com>
Cc: vintage-race@autox.team.net <vintage-race@autox.team.net>; 'Lee, Ken'
<ken.lee@hbc.com>; Nordstrom Joel E <NordstromJoelE@JDCorp.deere.com>
Date: 18 August 1998 22:52
Subject: Re: SABRA
>As a point of interest on the Sabra thread - there was a pretty white
>Sabra roadster that was raced at Vineland (NJ) in the early 60's.
>
> Dick
>
>Alexander Joseph H wrote:
>>
>> As I understand it the SABRA was the only car the Israel has ever built.
It
>> also had the Ford V-4 engine in it that SAAB used in their cars.
>>
>> I saw one for sale in St. Louis a few years ago and it was listed for
>> $10,000.
>>
>> I know a guy who owned one as well. (CC'd here)
>>
>> Noticed one in some vintage results a few years ago....would like to see
one
>> sometime.
>>
>> Mosport was great....need to do it again next year. After I got over the
>> nervousness of running a new track, I really enjoyed it and the folks.
>>
>> ----------
>> From: Lee, Ken[SMTP:ken.lee@hbc.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 6:31 AM
>> To: vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net
>> Subject: Top 10 Reasons Why I Won't be in Monterey this
>> weekend.....
>>
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> I know it was a rhetorical question, but if it is the same make,
I
>> think I
>> have a slide of a Sabra GT racing (?) at St. Eugene Ontario in
the
>> late 50s.
>> It was made in Israel as I recall.
>>
>> BTW, it was great to meet you at Mosport.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim Hayes [SMTP:hayes@mediaone.net]
>> <mailto:[SMTP:hayes@mediaone.net]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 1:37 AM
>> To: MHKitchen@aol.com <mailto:MHKitchen@aol.com>
>> Cc: vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net
>> <mailto:vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net>
>> Subject: Re: Top 10 Reasons Why I Won't be in
>> Monterey this
>> weekend.....
>>
>> All the Porsches mustave scared off the good vintage
racers
>> - only a
>> few
>> Ferarris. The midsize sports cars included no Alfa
Spiders,
>> only one
>> MG
>> and a "Sabra GT" - have you ever seen a Sabra GT -
racing?
>> Ciao.
>> Jim
>>
>
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