1972 Ferrari Sparling Special

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Spyder Chassis Num: 0872   This vehicle is commonly known to as the 'Sparling Ferrari Special.' Ferrari built three 312P racers, two of which were spyders with chassis number 0868 and 0870. The third vehicle was a berlinettta numbered 0872. The two spyders competed at LeMans in 1969. Chassis number 0868 was damaged in the race prior to LeMans. Since Ferrari had already submitted the paperwork for 0872 to race at LeMans, 0872 was given 0868's chassis plate. Unfortunately, it crashed out early in the race. After the race, 0872 was given its original chassis plate and 0870 was sold to Luigi Chinetti, the US Ferrari importer, for his North American Racing Team (NART). In the fall of 1969, 0872 ran the Bridgehampton Cam-Am race. In 1970, it race at the Daytona 24 Hours, Sebring 12 Hours and then at the 24 Hours of LeMans. After LeMans, Chinetti had a lightweight Spyder body built for the car by fabricator Wayne Sparling. In 1971, the Spyder version of 0872 race in the 24 Hours of Dayton and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Sparling was then tasked with building an all-new lighter chassis for the car and a new spyder body that had a similar design to the 312PB. The car kept the Ferrari engine, gearbox and suspension. The chassis tag for 0872 was moved to the new chassis and then entered in the 1972 Daytona 6 Hours and the 1973 LeMans 24 Hour. In the 1980s, the Sparling Special was purchased by a collector who also purchased the original Ferrari chassis and parts. The Ferrari parts from the Sparling Special, which included the chassis tag, were taken off and reunited to the original Ferrari chassis. The Sparling built chassis and spyder body were later sold, then rebuilt with a Lola suspension, a Hewland gearbox and a Ferrari 330 engine. By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2011

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