
Ferrari California #22 Silver Red Stripe 1966 Tonka 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Tonka
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 01109-S2
- Year
- 1966
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Ferrari California #22 Silver Red Stripe 1966 Tonka 1:18
TL;DR: Tonka's 1:18 diecast Ferrari California #22 dresses the 1966 roadster in a silver body, red stripe, and competition number for a period-race look. Entry-tier diecast construction keeps the price accessible, making it a straightforward companion to the plain-liveried version of the same casting.
A racing number and stripe turn a road-going California into something with competition character, and that's the whole appeal of this variant over its plain-silver sibling.
How the Race Livery Changes the Presentation
The number 22 and red stripe are the entire story here, applied over the same silver base as the standard California in this range. At this price tier, the graphics are printed cleanly enough to read correctly without the tampo-printing sharpness a premium resin house would apply, and that's a fair trade for the accessible cost. The diecast body carries the same honest construction as its road-going sibling: solid metal weight, simplified interior, wider panel gaps than a specialist build. What changes the character entirely is context. A plain California reads as a road car; #22 with a stripe reads as something that belonged on a circuit, or at least is styled to suggest it did, without the model claiming any specific race history it can't back up. That distinction matters more than any spec difference between the two.
Pairing It With the Standard California
Owning both the plain silver California and this striped #22 gives a small before-and-after story on the shelf: one car dressed for the road, one dressed for competition, from the same tooling. That pairing is the strongest argument for adding this variant rather than treating it as a standalone purchase, and it costs little more to build the pair than to buy either alone.















