Sabra (Autocars Co. Ltd.) of Haifa, Israel, was founded in the 1950s as Israel's first car manufacturer. Among their popular models are the Sussita and the Carmel. The company was bought by Rom Carmel Industries in 1974, which, in turn, was bought four years later by Urdan Industries. Their last full year of production was 1980. Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Sabra made fiberglass-shelled cars that were made popular in Israel during the 1960s and 1970s mainly because government agencies were forced to buy them. This released onto the market thousands of low-priced second hand vehicles. Although their style and finish left something to be desired, Carmel/Susita's incorporation of Ford and Hillman engines made them reliable cars which kept their value for years. The manufacturing of these cars ceased during the 1980s, and Israel does not currently have a car industry. Fiberglass or fibreglass is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. ... Jump to: navigation, search A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1961 Hillman Minx Hillman is also a suburb of Perth, Western Australia Hillman was a marque of automobile built in Coventry, England from 1907 to 1976. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

Folklore

A common Israeli myth stated that camels found the fiberglass used in the cars' body appetizing, and would often gnaw or eat away parts of the car, explaining why these cars are often seen with chunks missing from their exterior. While many would swear they personally know a friend who has seen a camel dine on a Sabra, the tiny population of camels still found in Israel in the 1960s could never explain this phenomenon. For other uses, see Camel (disambiguation). ...