^^^ KIT NO.1225 Length 378mm OSUPER DETAILED FLAT 12 BOXER ENGINE .... .rV JIOMHM OMOVABLE FRONT& REAR SUSPENSION IeprarI312TWlatfl i /7mm QSEMI PNEUMATIC RUBBER LIKE TYRES BIG TAMIY4A Height 83mm ODETACHABLECOWLING TAMIYA PLASTIC MODEL CO. 1:12SCALE SCALE 628.OSHIKA, SHIZUOKA-CIT Y. JAFWN. '** The reproduction of this model is authorized by Ferrari La riproduzione di questo modello e autorizzata Ferrari —«*-„»„=:-* ;. _ ' * ' 'fK JL i i Ieprari312T4 F1 Grand Prix races for cars with 3 litre en- Prix West, Vilteneuve obtained the pole posi- ground. For a ground effect car it is par.;:, a.-. gines were held for the first time in 1966. The tion and won the race with Scheckter again necessary to provide a large space at the rear Lotus 72 and MacLaren M23 held dominant taking second place. Scheckter managed air outlet so as not to disturb the air flow. It positions for several seasons, but with in- fourth place in the Spanish Grand Prix, but in was because the cam cover portion protruded creased performance of the cars through tech- the Belgian race, after having been placed only into the air outlet that the horizontally opposed nical improvements, no one car has been able seventh in practice, he gained his first victory. 12-cylinder engine of the Ferrari was t^c_c~: to lead this class, 1979 was no exception. The In the Monaco Grand Prix, the Ferraris again to be unsuitable for use in a ground effect ca- first two races were won by Ligier with their were triumphant with Scheckter coming first The unique style of the 312T4, designec " :"•= new JS-11 and it seemed as if perhaps Ligier and Villeneuve second. At this half way stage basis of wind tunnel tests at Pininfarina. Trims- would have the ascendency throughout the in the Grand Prix Championship Scheckter aimed at producing better effect by taking in season, but then the Ferrari 312T4 began win- was leading. In 1979 the Championship was as much air as possible. The lower surfaces of ning. By the middle of the season, however, decided according to the total points obtained the side pontoons have delicate curves to i*v the Renault, equipped with a 1.5 litre turbo en- in the best four races in each half of the crease the venturi effect. The pointed enc c; gine, began to show overwhelming speed and, season. The opening event of the second half the nose cone is provided with a single-piece at the same time, the FW-07 Williams was not of 1979 saw Ferrari again in second place with wing, to increase the ground contact of tne often beaten. After a very exciting season with Viileneuve at the wheel, but in the following front wheels. To mount the engine on the many changes in the leadership of the Cham- British and German races the results for Ferrari chassis of the 312T4, it has been made nar- pionship tables, it was finally won by Jody were unsatisfactory with Scheckter only rower by modifying the cam cover and ca^r Scheckter driving the Ferrari 312T4, which had managing fifth and fourth places, but in the shape. The exhaust pipes are tied together proved a very reliable machine throughout the Australian Grand Prix Villeneuve finished sec- three by three, and are bent upward so as no: whole 1979 season. ond. Scheckter added steadily to his Cham- to disturb air flow. The engine is said to ha. s ; Enzo Ferrari, who had been driver and manager pionship points by coming second in the Dutch maximum output of 515 hp. The figures "312 for the Alfa Romeo team, started to manufac- Grand Prix. On September 9th it was the turn mean three-litre 12-cylinder and the letter ~" ture racing cars in 1939 and since then he has of the Italian Grand Prix and, as is quite often stands for transverse, which means that the gained many victories, the first being in the the case, this race could decide the 1979 gearbox developed by Ferrari is mountec 1949 Grand Prix. Ferrari dominated the F1 Championship. Ferraris were on their home transversely behind the engine. The "T" series, class in 1952 and 1953. Many of its drivers have ground and the crowd were very volatile in which has maintained its high potential s'tr.z~ become champions whilst driving for the Ferrari their encouragement of their 'own' team. In 1975 against such strong rivals as the MacLa'e- Team: Juan Manuel Fangio in 1956, Mike practice, Scheckter could only manage third and Lotus, is considered to be one of Ferrari's Hawthorn in 1958, Phil Hill 1961 and John and Villeneuve fifth places for the grid line up. masterpieces. With its aerodynamically de- Surtees in 1964. After these early victories the However, by extremely clever driving Scheckter singed body, the 312T4 proved in 1979 that it Ferrari Team were not so successful and in won the race with Villeneuve coming in second, was possible to mount the horizontally opposec 1967 and 1969 they were not to have one win. and with this result the 1979 Championship 12-cylinder engine on a ground effect car. arc In 1970 the Ferrari 312B was completed. It had became Scheckter's, to the delight of the Ital- it proved worthy of the name Ferrari. an entirely new horizontally opposed 12-cylin- ian crowd. For the first time in thirteen years, * * * der engine and in the latter half of the season Ferrari cars came first and second in front of Im Grand Prix erschienen 3 Liter Wagen erstmals began to show its potential and, with Jacky their home crowd and this all added to the ex- 1966. Lotus und MacLaren beherrschten zwar ei- Ickx or Clay Regazzoni driving, the team notched citement of this unforgetable race. The Ferrari nige Saisons die Rennen, afaer durch die erhahte up four vitories and came close to winning the 312T4 continued to do well during the rest of Leistung und die technischen Verbesserungen Championship. 1971 started off well for Fer- the season with Viileneuve coming second in konnte keiner dieser Wagen die Klasse anfuhren. rari, but unfortunately the car did not show its the Canadian Grand Prix and in the final race Auch 1979 nicht Die ersten beiden Rennen wurden expected performance throughout the season. he gained his third victory. von Ligier mitdem neuen jS-11 gewonnen u~~ es 1973 proved to be a disaster for the team, but in Although the car only obtained pole position hatte den Anschein, dass Ligier grossen Fir* . 1974 with the 312B3 the Ferrari Team came to twice, there were only four retirements during auf die Saison 79 nehmen wOrde. the fore again. With Nicky Lauda or Regazzoni the whole of the season and the strength of Mitte der Saison zeigte Renault mit einem 1.51 at the wheel this new oar gained three victories the 312T4 lay in its reliability. It is Ferrari's first Turbomotor uberwaltigende Geschwindigke *-r~ and with the appearance of the 312T in 1975, ground effect car. A ground effect car is one und auch der Williams FW-07 war ofters vorrre Ferrari's comeback was complete. The 312T utilizing the venturi effect obtaining a strong Nun aber kam Ferrari mit dem neuen 312T4 auf with its unique aerodynamic design won six down force by regulating and utilizing the air die Soegerplatze. Grand Prix in 1975, with Lauda becoming the flow under the chassis. The lower surfaces of Nach einer ausgezeichneten Saison und vielem Champion in 1977 and Scheckter the Champion the wide body sides are wing-shaped so as to Wechse! in der Fuhrung, wurde Jody Schec- ta in 1979. Ferrari also won the Constructors' form a very narrow space, the 'venturi,' between Weltmeister. Dies zeigte, dass der Ferrari 312T4 Cup from 1975 to 1977 and in 1979. The Ferrari the lower surfaces and the road surface. Air ein sehr zuverlassiger Wagen in alien Rennen .-. ; - 312T4 made its debut in the South African flowing rearward through the venturi is accel- Enzo Ferrari, selbst ein langjahriger Fahrer ur-c Grand Prix held on March 3,1979 with drivers erated. The body sides are provided with skirts Manager des Alfa-Romeo Teams, begann bere 15 Jody Scheokter and Gilles Villeneuve. In an of special material and these skirts are close 1939 Rennwagen zu bauen. Seit dieser Zeit konnte astonishing finish Villeneuve won the race to the road surface thus preventing air from er viele Siege erringen, den ersten im Grand Prix with Scheckter finishing second and this first entering the venturi from the sides. The air 1949. Ferrari beherrschte auch die Formel 1 Klasse and second finish for a new machine in its flows rearward very fast and produces negative in den jahren 1952 und 1953 und es gingen vieie debut race was a record in Ferrari's history of pressure in the venturi which in turn gives a Weltmeister aus seinem Team hen/or: Grand Prix racing. In the following US Grand down force holding the car body close to the 1956 Juan Manuel Fangio—1958 Mike Hawthorn TAMIYA 1961 Phil Hilt-1964 John Surtees. Dan katn eine ruhige Zeit fur Ferrari —ohne Sieg. Erst 1970 war dann der neue Ferrari 312B einsatz- bereit. Der Wagen hatte einen 12 Zyiinder-Boxer- Motor. In der letzten Ha'lfte der Saison zeigte er seine Starke und Leistung mit Jacky Ickx und Clay Regazzoni am Steuer. Das Team errang 4 Siege und verfehlte knapp die Meisterschaft. Das Jahr 1971 liess sich gut an, aber der Wagen brachte nicht die erwartete Ausdauer iiber die ganze Saison. 1973 lief alles schief, aber 1974 wurde mit dem Ferrari 312B3 der Anschluss erreicht.