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Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione #45 Red Revell 1:18

Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione #45 Red Revell 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Ferrari
Manufacturer
Revell
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
48820
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About the Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione #45 Red Revell 1:18

TL;DR: Revell's 1:18 diecast reproduces the Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione, #45 in red, one of only a handful of Group B development prototypes Ferrari built before the category was cancelled. It brings a genuinely rare real-world subject to accessible diecast pricing.

The Evoluzione is one of those cars that almost nobody outside serious Ferrari circles knows about, which makes it exactly the kind of subject that rewards a closer look.

Diecast Access to a Near-Mythical Prototype

The Evoluzione's flared arches, aggressive front splitter, and rear wing go well beyond the already-extreme standard 288 GTO road car, and Revell's diecast tooling captures that widened, race-prepped stance clearly at 1:18. The #45 red livery is a straightforward, factory-style presentation that lets the car's shape carry the visual interest rather than a busy sponsor graphic package. Diecast construction gives the body reassuring heft in hand, and while the Evoluzione's real mechanical development was extensive, this replica is priced and built for shelf display rather than to replicate every underbody detail of the original test cars.

Why the Evoluzione Barely Existed

Ferrari developed the 288 GTO Evoluzione as its answer to an escalating Group B arms race, a program cancelled by the FIA in 1986 after safety concerns ended the category entirely, meaning these development cars never got to compete in the races they were built for. Only a small number were constructed, most staying with Ferrari or select collectors, which makes the Evoluzione one of the rarer chapters in the 288 GTO's already exclusive story. A diecast replica at this price point is realistically the only way most collectors will ever own a piece of that specific, cut-short development program, and it pairs naturally with a standard 288 GTO or an F40 to show how that Group B lineage evolved.

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