Ferrari 312P

==Description==
Ferrari 312P was introduced in the 1970 Hot Wheels line-up. Ferrari built a 3000cc prototype in 1969, the 312 P  this was a prototype car, that did not seem to last long in the open cockpit design. Although Ferrari closed the cockpit, Mattel never did, they even got rid of the windshield later in the cars life.This Model does have a  windshield. This model would not be imported from Italy but was imported from Hong Kong and the USA. It has been found with white interior, generally it has black though. Another interesting variation, the body lines (ie: door, cabin area) are found with protruding out from body or recessed into the body.  Sticker sheet only came with some cars and others the stickers were applied at factory. The stickers are round white with #60 and the Ferrari logo prancing stallion. The Cars were packaged with a metal 'Collector's Button'.
==Notes==
The Hong Kong cars were made from 3 different molds: normal door lines, raised door lines, and half or missing door lines. Speculation is the normal door line mold was used first, then the half door line, and finished with the raised door line.  All 3 variations have been found in most colors except for olive, enamel red, brown, copper, and pink. Blue tinted windshield, Gloss black on very back panel, Mesh vents on the rear hood intakes, Hong Kong at rear of base.
Aqua is incredibly tough to find.  Most US Aqua cars listed are actually green cars that have faded to an aqua.  To tell if it is a faded aqua, look at the under side of the wheel wells.  This area is not exposed to sunlight (or whatever causes the cars to fade) and will still be green. Clear window, Gloss black tail/rear, Smooth vents on rear hood intakes, US on base.
==USA Versions==
The Ferrari 312P has come out in the following 1/64 scale USA versions:
Colors are listed in descending order based on rarity from common to rare.
Year	Series 	Color 	Stickers	Base Color 	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes/Variations	Photo
1970	Grand Prix	Enamel Red 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Pink 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Light Green	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Yellow 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Magenta 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Lime Green 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Rose 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Blue 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Green 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Red 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Salmon 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Orange 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Purple 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
1970	Grand Prix	Spectraflame Aqua 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6417 	USA 	 	
==Hong Kong Versions==
The Ferrari 312P has come out in the following 1/64 scale Hong Kong versions:
Colors are listed in descending order based on rarity from common to rare.
Year	Series 	Color 	Stickers 	Base Color 	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country 	Notes/Variations 	Photo
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Blue 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	normal door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Green 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	raised door lnie 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Purple 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	raised door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Orange 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	half door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Red 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	normal door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Enamel Red 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	half door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Aqua 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	normal door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Olive 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	half door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Copper 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	half door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Watermelon 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	half door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Brown 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Blue Tint 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	normal door line 	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Pink 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	Black 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	raised door line  	
1970	Grand Prix 	Spectraflame Red 	 	Unpainted/Metal	Blue Tint 	White 	RL 	6417 	Hong Kong	normal 	
1973	List of 1973 Hot Wheels	Dark Enamel Blue 	White #60 	Metal 	Black 	 	Redline 	6973 	Hong Kong	 	
1973	List of 1973 Hot Wheels	Enamel Fluorescent Lime green	White #60 	Metal 	Black 	 	Redline 	6973 	Hong Kong	with raised door lines	
1973	List of 1973 Hot Wheels	Enamel Fluorescent Pink 	White #60 	Metal 	Black 	 	Redline 	6973 	Hong Kong	with raised door lines	
1973	List of 1973 Hot Wheels	Enamel Yellow 	White #60 	Metal 	Black 	 	Redline 	6973 	Hong Kong	with raised door lines	
1973	List of 1973 Hot Wheels	Enamel Light Blue 	White #60 	Metal 	Black 	 	Redline 	6973 	Hong Kong	with raised door lines	
1973	List of 1973 Hot Wheels	Enamel Red 	White #60 	Metal 	Black 	 	Redline 	6973 	Hong Kong	 	
1974	Flying Colors 	Enamel Red 	White & Blue "30" Stripes	Metal 	Black 	 	Redline 	6973 	Hong Kong	Capped Rear 	
1974	Flying Colors 	Enamel Red 	White & Blue "30" Stripes	Metal 	Black 	 	Redline 	6973 	Hong Kong	 	
1976	Flying Colors 	Enamel Red 	White & Blue "30" Stripes	Plastic/Black 	Black 	 	Redline 	6973 	Hong Kong	 	
1977	Flying Colors 	Enamel Red 	White & Blue "30" Stripes	Plastic/Black 	Black 	 	Blackwall 	6973 	Hong Kong	 	
==Gallery==
Ferrari 312p-742.jpg|Prototype
Ferrari 312P Prototype (2).jpg
Ferrari 312P Prototype (3).jpg
Ferrari 312P Prototype (4).jpg
Ferrari 312P Prototype (5).jpg
Wheels Wings 71 catalog Proto (11).jpg|Resin Prototype from a '71 catalog
35 Years of Speed Randy Leffingwell 312P.JPG|Original Body Sketch (Randy Leddingwell)
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Ferrari 312 P.JPG
Ferrari312PPurpleNoHatch.png|Hong Kong Purple. Missing rear hatch.
File:Ferrari 312P Collector Button.jpg|original Ferrari 312P collector button
1973 Ferrari blue dk .jpg
1974 Flying Colors Ferrari 312P HK RL Metal Base.jpg
1974 Flying Colors Ferrari 312P HK RL Plastc Base.jpg
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35 Years of Speed Randy Leffingwell 312P(1).JPG|Winner of the 1971 HW National Championship Derby. How many years did this go on for?
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