
Ferrari F40 Safety Car Yellow Bburago 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 3032-Y2
- Year
- 1987
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Special Models
- Vehicle Class
- One-Make Cup Series
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Ferrari F40 Safety Car Yellow Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Ferrari F40 wears a yellow safety car livery, trading the model's famous Rosso Corsa for the high-visibility color traditionally used on racing pace cars. Entry-tier zinc-alloy construction brings a distinctive F40 variant within reach of a broad collecting audience.
Most F40 collectors gravitate straight to red, so a yellow safety car livery stands out precisely because it breaks from the expected finish on Ferrari's landmark 1987 supercar.
Bburago's Entry-Tier Take on the F40
Bburago has held an official Ferrari license since the 1980s, and this F40 reflects that long-running relationship built at accessible, mass-market pricing rather than boutique-tier cost. The zinc-alloy body gives it honest weight in hand, and the doors open on functional hinges, revealing a simplified but recognizable cabin. Panel gaps run wider than a premium resin build would allow, a fair tradeoff at this price point, and the yellow paint is applied evenly if without the deep clear-coat layering a costlier finish might carry. Safety car liveries typically favor bold, high-visibility colors over performance-oriented racing schemes, and this casting leans into that brief rather than trying to disguise it as a standard road car in an unusual shade.
The Ferrari F40's Place in Supercar History
Built to mark Ferrari's fortieth anniversary and famously the last car personally approved by Enzo Ferrari before his death in 1988, the F40 paired a twin-turbocharged V8 with a body built largely from composite materials to keep weight down. It became the first Ferrari production car to exceed 200 miles per hour, a genuine landmark for the era. That performance pedigree is exactly why an unusual variant like this safety car livery holds interest: it is a distinctive angle on a car whose standard road-going form is already thoroughly collected.
A Contrast Piece for an F40 Shelf
Set beside a standard red F40, this yellow casting works as a genuine visual contrast rather than a duplicate. At Bburago's entry-tier pricing, it is an easy way to add variety to an F40 grouping without a premium-tier outlay.














