The Add-a-ball version of this game is Gottlieb's 1976 'Bank Shot' which was exported to Italy as Gottlieb's 1976 'Spot Pool'.
This is the last game made with a half-moon credit window.
Gottlieb Domestic & Export Sales Sheets for Sure Shot: 3700 total
Domestic Sales: 2407
Export Sales: 1293
The above total does not include 112 Sample games produced in 1975 per handwritten documentation identified by Wayne Neyens as coming from Bob Malvasio, a draftsman for Gottlieb whose initials RHM can be found on schematics.