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Ferrari 250 GT California Red Hot Wheels 1:18

Ferrari 250 GT California Red Hot Wheels 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Ferrari
Manufacturer
Hot Wheels
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
3401158
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About the Ferrari 250 GT California Red Hot Wheels 1:18

TL;DR: Hot Wheels's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder wears red, with doors, hood and trunk that all open. This is a used model, box showing traces of storage. Coachbuilt in extremely limited numbers, the 250 GT California now ranks among the most sought-after classic Ferraris at auction.

Few classic Ferraris carry the auction-world reputation of the 250 GT California, and this red diecast puts that coachbuilt spyder within reach at 1:18 scale, with panels that genuinely open.

Diecast Detail on a Coachbuilt Classic

The zinc alloy body gives this California real weight, and doors, hood and trunk all open, showing off the cabin's period-correct layout and the front-mounted V12 rather than a sealed shell, at the usual cost of slightly wider gaps around the working hinges. The red finish suits the California's flowing, hand-formed body lines, a shape built by a specialist coachbuilder rather than stamped from mass-production dies, and one that rewards careful attention to how the panel curves are captured at this scale. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage while the casting itself remains unaffected.

The 250 GT California's Rarity

Built from around 1957 through the early 1960s in two body styles, long-wheelbase and short-wheelbase, the 250 GT California was constructed by Scaglietti in genuinely small numbers, aimed at wealthy clients seeking an open-top grand tourer with genuine competition-derived engineering underneath its elegant coachwork. Its rarity and hand-built origins have made surviving examples among the most valuable classic cars sold at auction in recent decades, placing this diecast replica as the practical way most collectors will experience the shape up close.

Displaying an Icon of Classic Ferrari Design

This California anchors a classic sports car or vintage Ferrari display exceptionally well, particularly alongside other coachbuilt Italian classics of the same era. Its opening panels reward close, careful handling. Given the used condition, checking panel fit before display is worthwhile, and the box's storage marks are cosmetic only, unrelated to the model's structural integrity.

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