▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁market . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Aut os how , ▁the ▁first ▁Sab ras ▁were ▁introduced . ▁R eli ant ▁produced ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 0 0 ▁cars . ▁Their ▁V IN - plates ▁read ▁" AUT OC AR S ▁CO MP AN Y ▁LIMIT ED ▁H AI FA ▁IS RA EL ", ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁actually ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁cars ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁Israel , ▁but ▁only ▁ 4 1 ▁of ▁those ▁were ▁export ed ▁to ▁the ▁USA . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Seb ring ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁finish ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁drive ▁sh aft ▁failure . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 6 8 , ▁some ▁ 8 1 ▁cars ▁– ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁production ▁– ▁were ▁export ed ▁to ▁Belg ium . ▁Production ▁stopped ▁with ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War . ▁Or ders ▁already ▁placed ▁were ▁hon oured , ▁but ▁delivery ▁was ▁delayed ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 . ▁World wide , ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Sab ra ▁cars ▁are ▁still ▁trace able , ▁over ▁twenty ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁The ▁Sab ra ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁a ▁record ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁band ▁ צ מ ד ▁ ד ר ו ם . ▁ ▁Fol kl ore ▁ ▁A ▁common