{"product_id":"ferrari-308-gts-spider-open-roof-1977-red-mcg18171","title":"Ferrari 308 GTS Open Roof 1977 Rosso Corsa MCG 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1:18 scale model of the 1977 Ferrari 308 GTS Series I in Rosso Corsa by MCG — the fibreglass-body Targa that defined Ferrari's road-car image for a decade and earned global fame on screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLaunched at the 1977 Paris Motor Show, the Ferrari 308 GTS arrived as the open-roof Targa companion to the 308 GTB coupé. MCG's die-cast \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e replica captures that first-year Series I specification — fibreglass body, quad-carburettor V8, removable roof panel — in the Rosso Corsa finish that was by far the most widely specified colour at delivery. Few road cars of the era compressed so much engineering and visual drama into a single silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-real-car\"\u003eA 2.9-Litre V8 in a Fibreglass Shell\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Series I 308 GTS used a vetroresina (fibreglass) body — a construction method Ferrari would abandon when Series II cars arrived in 1980 — paired with a 2926 cc DOHC 90-degree V8 fed by four Weber 40 DCNF carburettors. The engine sat mid-mounted in a car that weighed around 930 kg dry. The result was a GT with a character noticeably sharper than its styling alone suggested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-story\"\u003eRosso Corsa, Open Roof, Pop-Culture Landmark\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosso Corsa was never merely a paint option on the 308 GTS: it was the colour that connected Ferrari's road cars to the marque's racing heritage and made the model instantly recognisable. That recognition only deepened when the 308 GTS became the hero car in \u003cem\u003eMagnum, P.I.\u003c\/em\u003e (1980–1988), exposing the model to audiences who had never set foot near Maranello. Total 308 GTS production across all series reached approximately 3,185 units between 1977 and 1985, making the first-year fibreglass cars the rarest of the run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-scale-model\"\u003eMCG's Die-Cast 1:18 Replica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel Car Group (MCG) reproduces the 308 GTS in die-cast metal at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e, a scale that gives Pininfarina's bodywork room to register properly on a shelf — the long rear haunches, the shallow glasshouse, the period NART-style wheels. The choice of 1977 Series I specification is significant: the fibreglass-body car is the variant most sought after by serious 308 collectors, clearly distinguishable from the later steel-bodied and fuel-injected versions that followed from 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MCG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60239546876288,"sku":"MCG18171","price":67.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-mcg18171-front34-v2.jpg?v=1793205042","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/ferrari-308-gts-spider-open-roof-1977-red-mcg18171","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}