The 308 GTB presented in 1975 marked a kind of revolution in Ferrari's commercial policies. That car, after all, "small" by Maranello's standards, opened up new possibilities, with a 3000cc V8 central engine. Handy and aesthetically pleasing, the 308 GTB was designed by Pininfarina, with lines that would become characteristic in all Ferrari production of the years to come. Soon the 308 GTB became the best-selling Ferrari and remained in production until 1985 with sales results hitherto unknown to the brand. In the late 1980s the engine received Bosch injection and two years later the four valves per cylinder, maintained until 1985.
The Italian Best was founded in 1990 as one of the successors of Box Model. The Box Model molds were split between Best and another Italian company, Bang. Best, directed by Marco Grassini with the company called M4 (named after the founder and his family: Marco, Mariella, Michele and Manuela), thus began producing high quality die-cast models in 1:43 scale. The quality has increased over time, especially thanks to the use of photo-etched parts. The company produces sports and racing car models from the 60s and 70s, mainly Ferrari, but also Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Porsche, Jaguar and Lola. The owners of Best also produced the Art Model (Ferrari, since 1993) and M4 (Alfa Romeo models, since 2007) brand ranges, and in 2004 they took over Rio material. After the death of Marco Grassini in 2016, the business is carried on by his family.