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Ferrari F355 GTS Red UT Models 1:18

Ferrari F355 GTS Red UT Models 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ferrari
Model Manufacturer
UT Models
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
22111
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About the Ferrari F355 GTS Red UT Models 1:18

TL;DR: UT Models' 1:18 diecast Ferrari F355 GTS reproduces the removable-roof targa variant in red, positioned between the closed Berlinetta and full convertible Spider in Ferrari's 1990s V8 range. A period diecast piece that lets a collector cover all three F355 body styles side by side.

Ferrari split the F355 range into three distinct body styles, and the GTS occupies the middle ground: a removable roof panel without the full convertible mechanism of the Spider.

UT Models' Diecast Detailing of the GTS Roof Panel

The GTS variant's defining feature is its removable targa roof panel, which sits into the roofline just behind the seats and has to read as a genuinely separate piece rather than a moulded-in styling line for the model to convince at a glance. UT Models' 1990s diecast tooling picks out that seam clearly, and the red paintwork here, Ferrari's most obvious and most demanding colour to get right, shows even coverage across the bonnet and door panels without the patchiness that cheaper diecast from the same period sometimes displays. The doors and engine cover open on functional hinges, giving a view into a simplified cabin and the V8 sitting behind the seats, and the model carries the reassuring weight of period zinc alloy construction throughout. Compared with the closed Berlinetta cast from the same era, the roof seam is really the only tooling difference that matters, and UT Models gets it right.

Where the GTS Sits Across the F355 Body-Style Range

Ferrari built the F355 in three distinct forms: the closed Berlinetta, this GTS with its lift-out roof panel, and the fully open Spider, and each answered a slightly different buyer's preference for how much roof they wanted to live without. The GTS was the compromise choice, open-air motoring on demand without sacrificing the structural rigidity a permanent roof provides, and that middle-ground appeal made it a strong seller within the range. For a collector working through Ferrari's V8 body styles in miniature, having the GTS alongside a Berlinetta and Spider completes the picture of how one platform was offered three different ways, each with a distinct roofline silhouette worth comparing on the shelf. Red remains the obvious choice for a GTS display piece, since it is the colour most associated with the model in period brochures and still the one most collectors reach for first.

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