{"product_id":"ferrari-250-gto-3-0l-v12-coupe-1962-dark-blue","title":"Ferrari 250 GTO Dark Blue 1962 Kyosho 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA die-cast 1:18 scale model of the Ferrari 250 GTO — three-time FIA GT Championship winner — rendered in a rare dark blue livery by Kyosho.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnly 36 Ferrari 250 GTOs were built between 1962 and 1964, and the car was homologated specifically for GT racing rather than road use. Kyosho captures that singular machine in \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e die-cast metal, presenting it in a dark blue livery that stands apart from the Rosso Corsa finish associated with the majority of surviving cars. The result is a display piece grounded in one of the most consequential chapters in Ferrari's competition history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-real-car\"\u003eThe Ferrari 250 GTO: Thirty-Six Chassis and Three Championships\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 250 GTO's technical foundation is the 3.0-litre 168 Comp\/62 Colombo V12, producing approximately 300 bhp through six twin-choke Weber 38 DCN carburettors. Its bodywork — hand-formed aluminium over a tubular steel spaceframe — was designed and built by Scaglietti on a 2,400 mm wheelbase. Homologated in 1962, the GTO won the FIA GT Manufacturers' Championship in 1962, 1963, and 1964: a clean sweep that has never been repeated by any other Ferrari GT model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-livery\"\u003eDark Blue in a Sea of Red\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the 36 GTOs left Maranello in Rosso Corsa, the colour synonymous with Ferrari's works race entries at Le Mans, the Tour de France Automobile, and the Targa Florio. A small number of private owners, however, took delivery of or subsequently repainted their cars in alternative colours, dark blue among them. That minority status gives this livery a distinct character on any display shelf, marking a departure from the dominant red narrative without departing from documented GTO history. The car reproduced here is presented as a road or display version with no specific race attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-model\"\u003eKyosho's 1:18 Die-Cast Interpretation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKyosho renders the 250 GTO in die-cast metal at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e — the scale widely considered the minimum at which Scaglietti's long bonnet, fastback roofline, and triple-outlet tail can be read with real fidelity. The model sits within Kyosho's established \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e Ferrari GTO range, with the blue variant serving as a colour alternative within the same base tooling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KYOSHO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60245118452096,"sku":"08438H","price":348.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-08438h-front34-v2_c2e208f7-8db8-4a9d-9981-f8a8c308a3aa.jpg?v=1793227624","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/ferrari-250-gto-3-0l-v12-coupe-1962-dark-blue","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}