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Bburago has been putting its name on diecast metal since 1974, back when it was still called Martoys and run out of a small Italian town called Burago di Molgora. That town gave the brand its name once it rebranded two years later, and more than fifty years on, Bburago still holds one of motorsport's more useful licensing deals. Since 2015 it has made the official Ferrari diecast range under the Fiat group agreement, which is part of why the Ferrari cars in our range feel a notch more accurate than most of the competition. At Toys4you our Bburago shelf leans heavily into current season Formula 1, though the brand's city playsets and road bikes are worth a look too if racing isn't the draw.
This is the bit most first time buyers skip past, and it shouldn't be skipped. A 1:64 Bburago model fits in a palm and works well for kids who want something pocket sized to race around on the floor. Step up to 1:43 and you get real rubber tyres, steerable front wheels, and enough surface area for the paint detailing to actually register. The largest option in the range, a 1:18 Yamaha motorcycle, is hand assembled and shows every panel line, which is why 1:18 tends to be the scale collectors display rather than play with.
We stock a genuinely wide spread of the current Formula 1 field rather than just the obvious two or three drivers. McLaren fans get both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris across the 1:64 and 1:43 ranges. Ferrari is represented in both scales too, including Lewis Hamilton's SF-25 from his first season in red. Red Bull loyalists can pick between Max Verstappen in 1:43 or 1:64, with a second seat covered through Yuki Tsunoda's RB21. Mercedes shows up through George Russell in both scales, alongside a rarer find in Kimi Antonelli's W16, one of the more talked about rookies of the season. Aston Martin and Alpine round things out with Fernando Alonso's AMR25 and Pierre Gasly's A525.
Away from the race grid, Bburago's Street Fire range builds out a small city rather than a single vehicle. A deluxe kit packs two full building fronts into one box, and pairs naturally with a smaller ice cream shop set if a child wants to expand the layout later. For younger collectors not quite ready for loose diecast pieces, a junior city playmat with a VW Combi assortment gives roads and buildings printed straight onto the mat, which keeps cars from vanishing under the sofa quite as often.
If the model is heading straight into a five year old's toy box, stick to 1:64 since the smaller scale survives drops onto hard floors far better than a detailed 1:18 build. If it's going on a shelf or into an actual collection, the 1:43 range strikes a decent balance between display quality and price, generally sitting around ten to eleven pounds. Serious collectors chasing the older Italian made pieces should know that anything built after the 2006 May Cheong takeover was produced in China rather than Italy, which affects value on the resale market even though build quality on current stock remains solid. Fans of diecast more generally might also want to browse our Hot Wheels and Siku ranges, and anyone hunting a bargain should check Under £10 before checkout, since several 1:64 Bburago models sit right at that price point.
It's the ratio between the model and the real vehicle, so a 1:43 scale car is forty three times smaller than the actual F1 car it replicates. Smaller numbers like 1:18 mean a bigger model.
Yes, the current F1 range carries official team and driver livery agreements, and Bburago has held the exclusive Ferrari diecast licence since 2015.
No. Original Italian production ended around 2005, and the brand has been owned and manufactured under the Hong Kong based May Cheong Group since 2006, the same company behind Maisto.
Most 1:64 and 1:43 models suit children aged six and up, while the 1:18 hand assembled range is generally aimed at teenage and adult collectors given the smaller detailed parts.
Stock on individual drivers shifts quickly around race weekends, so check our New Arrivals page if a specific model is showing as sold out, since restocks tend to land there first.
