
Ferrari 550 Maranello Safety Car Rosso Corsa Bburago 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 3064-P1
- Year
- 1996
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Formula 1 Models
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Ferrari 550 Maranello Safety Car Rosso Corsa Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 550 Maranello reproduces the GT flagship in its Rosso Corsa Formula 1 safety car livery, the role the front-engined V12 filled on Grand Prix weekends in the late 1990s. It is an entry-tier route into Ferrari's motorsport-adjacent history.
Ferrari brought the V12 layout back to its road-going flagship with the 550 Maranello, and Formula 1 borrowed the car right back, pressing it into service as the championship's official safety car.
Bburago's Safety Car Livery on the 550 Maranello
Safety car markings and any period-correct decal placement need to sit precisely for this variant to read as accurate rather than a plain road car in a different color. Rosso Corsa paint depth matters here too, since the 550's long hood and smooth flanks show off gloss and metallic flake more directly than a busier livery would allow. Opening doors and hood, typical of Bburago's 1:18 line, give access to a simplified V12 engine bay and cabin. The entry-tier construction is honest rather than premium, with wider panel gaps than a hand-built resin GT build, a fair trade for the accessible price point.
The 550 Maranello's Formula 1 Safety Car Duty
The 550 Maranello marked Ferrari's return to a front-engined V12 GT layout, a formula the marque had largely set aside since the Daytona era in favor of mid-engine flagships. That road car's presence at Grand Prix weekends as the official safety car briefly put a genuine production Ferrari at the center of Formula 1 action, a crossover most road-going GTs never experience. It gives this piece appeal to both Ferrari road-car collectors and those chasing F1-adjacent subjects.
This safety car livery pairs well with a standard-colored 550 Maranello or other 1990s Ferrari GTs for a themed shelf spanning road and motorsport contexts.















