
Ferrari 328 GTS US Version Black Miami Vice Sonny KK-Scale 1:18

About the Ferrari 328 GTS US Version Black Miami Vice Sonny KK-Scale 1:18
TL;DR: KK-Scale's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 328 GTS reproduces the black US-spec targa associated with Sonny Crockett's screen image in Miami Vice, built as a sealed one-piece body with 1985-correct bodywork. A striking black counterpart to KK-Scale's red Beverly Hills Cop II edition of the same casting.
Ferrari built the 328 GTS from 1985 through 1989 as the final and most refined version of its small-block V8 GT line, a targa-roofed grand tourer that followed the 308 with a reworked nose, color-matched bumpers, and a larger 3.2-liter engine. Black was a far less common factory color on this platform than red, making a black 328 a quieter, more deliberate choice.
KK-Scale's Black 328 GTS Targa in Diecast
Zinc Alloy Weight on a Sealed Dark Shell
This 328 GTS is cast in zinc alloy diecast, with the weight registering immediately against the lighter resin pieces sometimes found at this scale. KK-Scale builds the body as a sealed one-piece shell, doors, hood, and engine cover all molded closed, which lets the casting hold a tight, continuous line along the door edges and the removable targa panel seam, a crease that reads as a single clean groove running front to back rather than a loose gap. Black is arguably the hardest factory color to execute well on a diecast model, since flat black surfaces show every imperfection in gloss, orange-peel texture, or panel misalignment that a brighter color would hide.
Black Paint Precision and US-Spec Detail
Here the finish holds an even, deep sheen across the long hood and rear deck, with no dulling or unevenness where the targa roof section meets the surrounding bodywork. The glazing sits flush rather than proud in its apertures, the Ferrari badge on the nose and the model script on the tail hold sharp edges under close inspection, and the US-spec bumpers carry the correct taller profile and side marker lights required for American roads in the period. Chrome and trim elements stand out cleanly against the black paint rather than blending into it, and the wheels carry the correct five-spoke pattern for the era. On a dark-colored car, a sealed one-piece body is arguably the better construction choice of the two available at this tier, since it removes any hinge-line interruption from an already minimal, hard-to-read color.
Sonny Crockett's Ferrari Image and the 328 GTS Tie-In
A Decade-Defining Television Pairing
Miami Vice built much of its visual identity around a Ferrari associated with Sonny Crockett, pairing the show's pastel Miami aesthetic with an Italian sports car that signaled both wealth and danger in equal measure. The production's relationship with Ferrari-branded imagery through the show's run became one of television's most referenced car pairings, feeding directly into how audiences of the period associated Ferrari ownership with a certain kind of 1980s cool rather than purely with racing pedigree. This black 328 GTS trades on that association, built as the US-spec targa Ferrari offered through the back half of the decade, with the taller bumpers and marker lights specific to American-market cars.
Shared Underpinnings, Different Moods
Mechanically the car shared its underpinnings with the red Beverly Hills Cop II example KK-Scale also casts from this same body, both running the 3.2-liter V8 introduced in 1985 and both representing the last of Ferrari's small-block GT line before the 348 replaced it in 1989. What separates them is purely presentation: a bright red 328 photographed in daylight reads as glamorous and approachable, while a black 328 photographed at night carries a more serious, almost brooding quality that suited the tone of a crime drama far better than a sunnier palette would have. For a generation of viewers who grew up watching 1980s television, a black 328 GTS carries instant recognition that a plain color-spec example never could.
Pairing Red and Black 328 GTS Editions
Displayed next to KK-Scale's red 328 GTS tied to Beverly Hills Cop II, this black edition completes a pair built around 1980s screen Ferraris, two takes on the same casting separated only by color and the pop culture moment each represents. At 1:18, both share the same roughly 20-centimeter footprint, so they sit evenly on a shelf without one dominating the other visually. Beyond the film and television connection, the 328 GTS stands on its own as the last and most developed version of Ferrari's small-block V8 GT line, a reasonable entry point for a collector building a broader 1980s Ferrari run that might eventually include the Testarossa or 288 GTO. For anyone drawn to the decade's screen cars specifically, though, this black-and-red pairing is the more direct route.















