engines which were fitted to their own production cars. The first of Ballot's own road cars was the 1921 2-litre Ballot 2-litre sports tourer. In 1923 the Ballot 2 LT and a sport version, Ballot 2 LTS followed.By the time of the 19th Paris Motor Show in October 1924, Ballot was established in the market place as a producer of expensive road going cars with spectacular performance. The 2-litre sports tourer again appeared on the manufacturer's stand at the show. The car still used a four cylinder overhead camshaft 1,994 cc engine, and it sat on a wheelbase. It was priced, in bare chassis form, at 33,000 francs: Ballot also listed a "Torpedo" bodied version at 46,000 francs. From 1927, eight-cylinder engines were used. Final chapter In 1931 the company was taken over by Hispano-Suiza. Swift decline followed: the last model was practically a Hispano-Suiza, and only the chassis was provided by Ballot. Ballot closed down in 1932. Main models 2LS: sports car, 4-cylinder 1944 cc, twin-overhead-camshaft, 4-valves-per-cylinder engine 2LT: tourer, single-cam variant of the 2LS 2LTS: variant of the 2LT, with higher-tuned engine RH: introduced in 1927 with 8-cylinder, single-overhead-cam, 2874 cc engine RH3: 1929–1932, RH with 3049 cc engine. HS26: model introduced after the Hispano-Suiza takeover, also known as the Hispano-Suiza Junior, 4580 cc six-cylinder engine References External links Company history at RitzSite https://web.archive.org/web/20040821042643/http://vea.qc.ca/vea/marques1/ballot.htm Memories of the 1921 French Grand Prix relating to the Ballot racer Car brands Vintage vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France Manufacturing companies based in Paris Defunct companies of France