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Ferrari 312 B3 "Spazzaneve" from 1973

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Created on December 24, 2011

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Daniel Reinhard

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Ferrari 312 B3 Spazzaneve (1973) - aufgenommen 2011

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Ferrari 312 B3 (1973) - das weitgehend erfolglose Nachfolgerauto des Spazzaneve im Jahr 1973 am Zeltweg mit Arturo Merzario am Steuer

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Summary

The 1973 Ferrari 312 B3 Spazzaneve was never raced in a Grand Prix, but has almost miraculously survived in private hands. This report summarizes its history and shows it on the road today.

This article contains the following chapters

Ferrari's snowplow
No GP start
Not disposed of, but sold
Technical data of the Ferrari 312 B3 Spazzaneve

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1972, the radiators moved from the front back to the side of the cockpit. Lotus began the project with the revolutionary Type 72 wedge. Ferrari also attempted to move the radiators to the rear in the run-up to the 73 season. A somewhat bizarre nose was born from Mauro Forghieri. The two "nostrils" in the nose lead the air to the radiators on the sides of the car. The car was extensively tested by Jacky Ickx and Arturo Merzario in Monza and Fiorano in the winter of 1972/73. The car was quickly given the obvious nickname: "Snowplow", or "Spazzaneve" in Italian! This 312 B3 never competed in a GP. After Mauro Forgieri was moved to the development department, Sandro Colombo, the new technical director, built a much more conservative but equally unsuccessful Ferrari for the 73 season, adopting only a few minor details from the "snowplow".

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