
Ferrari F40 #40 the0123 Red 1987 Bburago 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 3332-P5
- 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 the0123 Red 1987 Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari F40 wears a red competition livery numbered 40, a GT-racing take on Ferrari's 1987 twin-turbo icon. Entry-tier zinc-alloy construction puts a motorsport-styled F40 variant within accessible reach of a broad collecting audience.
The F40 spawned genuine competition versions in period, and this livery leans into that racing identity with a number matching the car's own name, a small detail that reads as a deliberate touch rather than coincidence.
Bburago's Competition-Styled F40 Casting
This casting keeps Bburago's familiar entry-tier F40 construction, doors that open on simple hinges, honest zinc-alloy weight, and panel gaps a notch wider than premium resin work, but wraps it in a red competition livery with racing number graphics applied via printed decal work. GT racing liveries typically strip back badge chrome in favor of large, legible numbers and sponsor space, and this casting follows that convention rather than trying to look like a standard road car with a number pasted on. It is a straightforward, honestly built entry-tier piece whose main appeal is the racing-inspired presentation rather than any change in underlying construction quality.
The F40's Competition Heritage
Built for Ferrari's fortieth anniversary in 1987, the road-going F40 spawned genuine competition derivatives that raced in period GT categories, trading some of the road car's amenities for lighter weight and stiffer suspension. The road car itself, the last Enzo Ferrari personally approved before his death in 1988, was already built with motorsport-adjacent priorities: a twin-turbo V8, a largely composite body, and enough performance to become the first Ferrari production car past 200 miles per hour. A competition-styled livery is a natural fit for a car whose road-going form already leaned this far toward the track.
Placing a Racing Livery Among Road-Going F40s
Set alongside standard road-car F40 castings, this competition livery adds motorsport character to an otherwise street-focused grouping. At Bburago's entry-tier pricing, it is an easy way to introduce that racing angle without a premium outlay.














