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Ferrari 288 GTO #40 Red Italian Flag 1984 Bburago 1:18

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Ferrari 288 GTO #40 Red Italian Flag 1984 Bburago 1:18 3027-P1 Diecast
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Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 288 GTO #40 in red with an Italian flag stripe reproduces the Group B homologation special that paved the way for the F40. Genuinely limited original production at accessible mass-market pricing.
Ferrari 288 GTO #40 Red Italian Flag 1984 Bburago 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ferrari
Model Manufacturer
Bburago
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
3027-P1
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Ferrari 288 GTO #40 Red Italian Flag 1984 Bburago 1:18

TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 288 GTO #40 reproduces the 1984 Group B homologation special in red with an Italian flag stripe. Built to satisfy racing regulations rather than road demand alone, the 288 GTO directly preceded the F40.

Ferrari built the 288 GTO to homologate a Group B racing programme that ultimately never fully materialised after the category's cancellation, leaving a genuinely rare road car with real motorsport intent behind its design.

Diecast Access to a Genuine Homologation Rarity

With production limited to a small run, the 288 GTO sits well beyond most collectors' reach in original form, and Bburago's mass-market diecast approach fills that gap sensibly. The car's wide box-arch bodywork, twin-turbo V8 and rear-mounted intakes all trace directly to its racing brief, and the model reproduces those proportions at a price that suits a subject most people will only ever encounter through miniature form. The Italian flag stripe over red paint gives the livery a patriotic flourish that period Ferrari competition cars often carried, and diecast construction keeps the panel work honest without pretending to hand-built precision.

The 288 GTO's turbocharged V8 architecture and homologation-driven design directly informed the F40 that followed it, making this diecast a genuine bridge piece for any Ferrari supercar chronology. Displayed ahead of an F40 replica, it tells the fuller story of how Group B rules, even cancelled ones, shaped Ferrari's road car thinking for the rest of the decade.

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