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Ferrari 288 GTO #40 Silver 1984 Bburago 1:18

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Ferrari 288 GTO #40 Silver 1984 Bburago 1:18 3027-S1 Diecast
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Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 288 GTO carries silver race livery with the number 40, an accessible tribute to Ferrari's Group B homologation special from 1984. Entry-tier diecast construction keeps this competition-liveried GTO priced for a wide supercar display rather than a specialist collection.
Ferrari 288 GTO #40 Silver 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-S1
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About the Ferrari 288 GTO #40 Silver 1984 Bburago 1:18

TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 288 GTO wears silver race livery with the number 40, built as an entry-tier diecast tribute to Ferrari's 1984 Group B homologation special. It suits a supercar or 1980s Ferrari shelf at accessible pricing.

The 288 GTO occupies an odd corner of Ferrari history, a road car built purely to satisfy a racing rulebook, and Bburago's silver, race-numbered diecast leans into that competition intent.

Bburago's Diecast Reading of a Group B Homologation Special

The zinc alloy body carries the silver finish evenly across the GTO's flared arches and NACA-ducted flanks, with the number 40 applied to give the model a competition rather than road-car identity. As with Bburago's entry tier generally, expect simple opening hinges on the doors and hood, a workable but simplified cockpit, and panel gaps a little wider than pricier resin alternatives. The GTO's boxy, purposeful stance survives the translation to diecast well, since the shape depends on proportion rather than fine surface detail to read correctly. This is a model built to be recognised at a glance and enjoyed at an accessible price, not scrutinised panel by panel.

The 288 GTO's Road to Group B Homologation

Ferrari built the 288 GTO to qualify for Group B, the FIA's short-lived and famously extreme racing category of the mid-1980s, which required manufacturers to homologate a road-going version before their competition cars could race. The category was wound down before Ferrari's programme reached its intended peak, leaving the 288 GTO as a road car defined entirely by a racing rulebook it never got to fully exploit. That unfinished story is part of the car's appeal: a supercar built with a competition brief, wearing a race number here as a nod to the ambition behind it rather than a specific documented result.

Positioning the 288 GTO Alongside Ferrari's Supercar Line

On a shelf built around Ferrari's flagship models, the 288 GTO sits naturally between the classic V12 grand tourers and the later Group B-inspired F40, marking the moment Ferrari's road cars started borrowing directly from motorsport regulation. At entry-tier pricing it is an easy way to add that transitional chapter without committing to premium resin.

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