
Ferrari F40 #40 T. Ohta / A. Reid Taisan Red 1987 Bburago 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 3022-T1
- Year
- 1987
- Era
- 1980s
- 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 F40 #40 T. Ohta / A. Reid Taisan Red 1987 Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: This Bburago 1:18 diecast replica reproduces the #40 Ferrari F40 in Taisan Racing's livery, crediting drivers T. Ohta and A. Reid. Entry-tier diecast construction applies a period-style Japanese GT racing scheme to Bburago's long-running F40 casting, distinct from the many road-going color variants also available.
Taisan was a genuine Japanese motorsport team active across multiple GT categories, and a livery like this brings that regional racing scene onto a Ferrari shelf otherwise dominated by road-car reds.
A Racing Livery on Familiar F40 Tooling
Bburago's F40 body tooling has stayed consistent across the many liveries the range has produced, capturing the car's signature engine-deck louvers, NACA ducts, and enormous rear wing regardless of the paint scheme applied. This release swaps the standard road-car finish for Taisan Racing's sponsor colors and the #40 number board, giving the diecast a genuine competition identity rather than a stock production look. Entry-tier diecast construction keeps panel gaps and paint depth at a level appropriate to the price, with opening doors typical of the range letting the model's stripped racing-adjacent interior show through. The livery printing carries the sponsor decal placement reasonably well at this scale, though fine text will read best under closer inspection rather than across a room.
Placing a Livery Variant Within an F40 Collection
Because Bburago has released the F40 in dozens of liveries over the years, a collector building a themed F40 shelf can use pieces like this one to represent period GT racing culture specifically, distinct from the chrome and factory-color variants that lean toward road-car collecting instead. Displayed beside other numbered F40 liveries, it helps tell the broader story of how widely raced the F40 became outside Ferrari's own factory program.














