After a year off, Ferrari returned to endurance racing in 1969 with a 3-liter V12 engine prototype. The car, signed 312P, took up the lines already tested the previous year on the 612 Can-Am. The 312P raced in the spyder version all season, achieving fourth place at Brands Hatch as the best result. The berlinetta configuration was deployed only at Le Mans. A new rule change for 1970 put an end to the short official career, which continued with the NART team in the following years.
312P chassis 0870 was fielded at the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans for Rodriguez and Piper. The car was distinguished from number 19 (0868/0872) by the presence of particular front suspensions which were intended to reduce pitching. Having qualified with the fifth fastest time, the 312P number 18 had to retire in the 16th hour due to a gearbox problem.
The Italian Best was founded in 1990 as one of the successors of Box Model. The Box Model molds were split between Best and another Italian company, Bang. Best, directed by Marco Grassini with the company called M4 (named after the founder and his family: Marco, Mariella, Michele and Manuela), thus began producing high quality die-cast models in 1:43 scale. The quality has increased over time, especially thanks to the use of photo-etched parts. The company produces sports and racing car models from the 60s and 70s, mainly Ferrari, but also Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Porsche, Jaguar and Lola. The owners of Best also produced the Art Model (Ferrari, since 1993) and M4 (Alfa Romeo models, since 2007) brand ranges, and in 2004 they took over Rio material. After the death of Marco Grassini in 2016, the business is carried on by his family.