
Ferrari 348tb Red Bburago 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 3039-R1
- Year
- 1989
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Coupe
- Vehicle Class
- Classic Sports
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- —
About the Ferrari 348tb Red Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 348tb in red reproduces the mid-engine V8 berlinetta that replaced the 328 in Ferrari's entry-level range. The tb designation marks its transverse-mounted gearbox, and Bburago's accessible diecast tier makes this a practical starting point for Ferrari collecting.
Every Ferrari collection needs an entry point, and Bburago's red 348tb has served that role for decades as one of the most accessible ways to add Maranello to a shelf.
Bburago's Long-Standing Ferrari Diecast Relationship
Bburago has produced Ferrari replicas since the early days of mass-market 1:18 diecast, and that specialization shows in how confidently this 348 handles the marque's signature details. The zinc alloy body carries genuine weight, and the red paint, while not matched to a specific factory color code, reads correctly as Ferrari's house hue on the shelf. Opening doors, hood, and engine cover reveal the 348's transverse V8, mounted sideways behind the cockpit in the layout that gives the car its "tb" designation, trasversale berlinetta. Panel gaps run wider than premium resin builds of the same subject, an honest trade-off of Bburago's mass-market tier rather than a flaw to hide. What this diecast delivers well is the 348's wedge-shaped strakes along the door sills, a design element that defined Ferrari's late-1980s styling language and that Bburago's tooling reproduces with real clarity.
The 348's Place Between Two Ferrari Eras
The 348 arrived in 1989 as the successor to the 328, carrying over the V8 mid-engine formula while updating styling to echo the flagship Testarossa's side strakes, a deliberate family-resemblance move within Ferrari's contemporary lineup. It sat at the accessible end of Ferrari's range, the car that introduced many owners to the marque before graduating to more exotic models. For a collector building a Ferrari V8 chronology, the 348 bridges the 328 and the 355 that followed, and an accessible Bburago diecast suits that entry-level subject honestly, without overstating its rarity or historical weight.















