
Ferrari 365 GT4/BB Red Kyosho 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Kyosho
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 08173R
- Year
- 1973
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Coupe
- Vehicle Class
- Classic Sports
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4955439016909
About the Ferrari 365 GT4/BB Red Kyosho 1:18
TL;DR: Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 365 GT4/BB in Red reproduces Ferrari's first mid-engine, flat-12 road car, launched in 1973. This classic sports replica anchors a Ferrari lineage display at the point where the marque committed to mid-engine flagship design.
Every Ferrari flagship built after 1973 owes something to the 365 GT4/BB, the car that convinced Maranello mid-engine layout was the future for its top model.
Kyosho's Diecast Treatment of a Wedge-Era Design
The 365 GT4 BB's low, wedge-shaped body, with its pop-up headlights and sharply cut nose, marked a clean break from Ferrari's rounder previous flagships, and Kyosho's 1:18 diecast captures that angular period design language with confident panel definition. Red suits the era perfectly, and the model's proportions, long midsection housing the flat-12, short front overhang, correctly convey the mid-engine layout's effect on the car's silhouette. Opening features and interior execution sit at a solid mid-tier level typical of Kyosho's classic Ferrari range, with attention paid to the distinctive slatted rear engine cover, one of the model's more visually memorable details. For a subject this design-forward, getting the wedge proportions right matters more than any single interior texture.
Ferrari's First Mid-Engine Flat-12 Flagship
Introduced in 1973, the 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer was Ferrari's first production road car to place its flagship V12, in flat-12 configuration, behind the driver rather than up front, a layout shift driven partly by competitive pressure from Lamborghini's mid-engine Miura. It began the Berlinetta Boxer line that would continue through the 512 BB and BB 512i into the early 1980s. For collectors tracing how Ferrari's road car philosophy evolved toward mid-engine performance, the original 365 GT4 BB marks the genuine starting point of that story.














