Production chronology1919
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Ballot / Model record
Ballot5/8 LC
Production1919
Recorded originFrance
ClassIndianapolis grand prix racing car
Built4 units
Production
4
confirmed units built
Ernest Henry's first complete Ballot car, designed and built as a four-car Indianapolis team. Its hemispherical combustion chambers, four valves per cylinder and twin overhead camshafts established the architecture of Ballot's subsequent competition cars.
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