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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