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Ferrari F40 #34 M. Ferte / Thavenin / Palau Pilot Blue 1987 Bburago 1:18

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Ferrari F40 #34 M. Ferte / Thavenin / Palau Pilot Blue 1987 Bburago 1:18 3032-B1 Diecast
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Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari F40 #34 wears Pilot Blue GT competition livery from the F40's racing career, driven by Ferte, Thevenin, and Palau in period GT competition. A diecast entry into the F40's less-documented endurance racing side, beyond its road-going supercar fame.
Ferrari F40 #34 M. Ferte / Thavenin / Palau Pilot Blue 1987 Bburago 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Ferrari
Manufacturer
Bburago
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
3032-B1
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About the Ferrari F40 #34 M. Ferte / Thavenin / Palau Pilot Blue 1987 Bburago 1:18

TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari F40 reproduces the #34 Pilot Blue GT competition livery campaigned by Ferte, Thevenin, and Palau in period endurance racing. It captures the F40's less-celebrated racing side, distinct from the road car most collectors already know, for a GT-focused Ferrari shelf.

The F40 is best known as Ferrari's road-going supercar flagship of the late 1980s, but privateer teams also raced GT-spec versions in period endurance competition, including French GT events where this #34 entry ran under Pilot Blue livery.

Bburago's Diecast Build of a Racing F40

Most F40 diecast on the market reproduces the road car in its familiar red, so this #34 GT livery gives Bburago's tooling a different job: racing decals across the doors and rear wing, a numbered roundel on the nose, and Pilot Blue paint replacing the Rosso Corsa most buyers expect. The F40's signature rear wing and NACA-style intakes stay dimensionally correct under the livery, and the wider racing tires fitted to this version give the stance a more purposeful look than a standard road-spec model. Even the underbody vents, easy to overlook on a shelf display, carry the same molded detail Bburago applies to its road-going F40, proof the racing tooling wasn't a stripped-down shortcut. Panel gaps and decal registration follow Bburago's usual mid-tier diecast standards, tighter than entry-level budget brands but short of specialist resin precision.

The F40's Competition Side Beyond Road Car Fame

Privateer teams campaigned GT-specification F40s in French and broader European endurance racing through the late 1980s and into the 1990s, a competition history that runs parallel to, but gets far less attention than, the road car's reputation as one of the last analog Ferrari supercars. Drivers Ferte, Thevenin, and Palau represent that period privateer scene, running the #34 car in genuine GT competition rather than a factory works program. That racing history remains comparatively under-documented compared with the F40's road car legend, which is exactly why a period-correct GT livery like this one rewards a closer look from collectors chasing the fuller picture.

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