
Ferrari 288 GTO #25 Bburago 1:18

Specifications
- Car Brand
- Ferrari
- Model Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 7027
- Year
- 1984
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- —
About the Ferrari 288 GTO #25 Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: This Bburago 1:18 diecast reproduces the Ferrari 288 GTO, car number 25, dated to 1984. It represents Maranello's Group B homologation special, the car that laid the groundwork for the F40 that followed it.
The 288 GTO was built to satisfy Group B homologation rules, a regulatory quirk that produced one of Ferrari's most important road cars of the 1980s.
Casting a Homologation Special at Accessible Price
The 288 GTO's flared arches and prominent rear haunches, needed to house the twin-turbo V8 and wider track that Group B homologation demanded, give a diecast tool real character to work with, and Bburago's casting captures that flared, purposeful stance clearly at its price point. Panel gaps run wider than a premium resin equivalent, standard for the tier, and the interior is simplified rather than fully detailed. What comes through regardless is the 288's aggressive, function-driven shape, a world away from the softer 456 GT built around the same period by the same manufacturer. Racing number 25 gives this example a competition identity, distinguishing it from the many road-specification 288 GTOs that circulate in diecast form.
The Car That Preceded the F40
Group B's homologation requirements forced manufacturers to build genuinely track-capable road cars in limited numbers, and the 288 GTO's engineering directly influenced the F40 that followed just a few years later. An accessible diecast version lets that lineage sit on a shelf without demanding F40-level investment, and it works well positioned as the link between Ferrari's classic GT racers and its modern supercar era.















