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Ferrari 250 GTO #172 Tour de France Automobile 1964 Kyosho 1:18

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Ferrari 250 GTO #172 Tour de France Automobile 1964 Kyosho 1:18 08434C Diecast
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Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 250 GTO recreates race number 172 from the demanding 1964 Tour de France Automobile, correct Scaglietti bodywork and covered headlamps rendered in period livery. Diecast construction and opening doors bring one of only 36 original GTOs within reach, a strong subject for a Ferrari racing shelf alongside Le Mans-liveried siblings.
Ferrari 250 GTO #172 Tour de France Automobile 1964 Kyosho 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ferrari
Model Manufacturer
Kyosho
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
08434C
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About the Ferrari 250 GTO #172 Tour de France Automobile 1964 Kyosho 1:18

TL;DR: Kyosho's 1:18 diecast reproduces a Ferrari 250 GTO campaigned in the demanding 1964 Tour de France Automobile as race number 172, finished in period livery with correct Scaglietti bodywork. Diecast construction and opening panels put this rare-subject replica within reach of collectors who cannot own one of the 36 original GTOs.

The Tour de France Automobile demanded a car that could win circuit races one afternoon and survive a mountain stage the next, and the 250 GTO did both. Kyosho's diecast captures the car campaigned under that pressure, race number 172 painted on doors built for exactly this kind of event.

Kyosho's 1:18 Ferrari 250 GTO in Tour de France Livery

Race Number 172 and the 1964 Tour de France Automobile

The Tour de France Automobile was not a single race but a week-long test spread across French circuits and public roads, combining sprint races at venues such as Reims with hillclimbs and long road transits between them. Ferrari's 250 GTO was built with exactly this kind of versatility in mind, and Ferrari's GTOs were regular winners of the event in the early 1960s thanks to a combination of top speed, reliability and driver visibility that suited both fast circuits and twisting mountain roads. Kyosho's model wears the number 172 livery from the 1964 running, tying the diecast to that specific competitive context rather than a generic race scheme.

Panel Lines, Decals and Diecast Weight

The bodywork carries the correct GTO proportions, long nose, low roofline and the covered headlamps that Scaglietti's coachbuilders shaped for aerodynamic efficiency rather than styling alone. Race decals and number panels are applied with sharp edges rather than soft, blurred printing, and the rosso corsa paint holds convincing depth under direct light. The zinc alloy body gives the model genuine weight in the hand, and doors open on hinges firm enough to hold position rather than drooping, letting the model display open to show the cabin without constant readjustment.

Why the 250 GTO Still Commands Collector Attention

Rarity, Racing Pedigree and the Bizzarrini-Scaglietti Shape

Ferrari built only 36 examples of the 250 GTO, a number small enough that most collectors will never see an original in person, let alone own one. Giotto Bizzarrini's engineering work on the chassis and Scaglietti's hand-formed bodywork combined to make the GTO both faster and more stable at speed than the 250 GT it evolved from, and that combination delivered three consecutive FIA GT Championship seasons for Ferrari through the early 1960s. The car's competition record extends well beyond Le Mans, where it is most often remembered, into events like the Tour de France Automobile that tested durability and driver skill over days rather than hours. That breadth of achievement is part of why the 250 GTO occupies a different tier of significance to most 1960s GT cars, and why manufacturers keep returning to it for new liveries rather than treating one GTO model as sufficient.

Positioning This GTO on a Ferrari Racing Shelf

Checking Livery Accuracy Against Period Photos

Collectors wanting to verify accuracy against period photographs should look first at the number plate font, the sponsor decal placement along the flanks and the exact shade of red used, since these are the elements race liveries most often get wrong. Kyosho's execution keeps the numerals and decal spacing consistent with contemporary images of Tour de France GTOs, a small but telling sign of care in tooling a subject this scrutinised.

A Rally Livery Among Le Mans Siblings

At roughly 24 centimetres long, this GTO occupies a similar footprint to other 1:18 Ferrari GT racers, making it easy to line up alongside 250 GT, 275 GTB or later GT racing subjects on the same shelf. Diecast construction like Kyosho's sits below the sealed-resin tier that specialist producers use for ultra-limited GTO tributes, trading some paint sharpness for opening doors and a lower price point. For a collector who wants a GTO on the shelf without chasing a scarce, expensive resin edition, that trade-off makes sense. Pairing this Tour de France liveried car with a Le Mans-liveried GTO from the same maker builds a small collection that tells two very different sides of the same car's story.

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