1981 Fire Chaser — red with Fire Chief and yellow 5

Release identification

The 1981 Fire Chaser keeps the red body and Fire Chief livery but changes the door number to yellow 5.

What to check on the car

Compare the number color as well as the Fire Chief graphics. That small tampo difference helps separate this release from the earlier white-5 version.

• Read the side lettering and door numbers without relying on paint color alone.
• Check the roof tampo, window tint, interior and wheel style against the release description.
• Turn the car over and record the base text, country and casting construction.
• Keep the original card or set packaging with the car; it can resolve series questions that a loose casting cannot.

Value Research

Compare completed sales for this exact 1981 Fire Chaser — red with Fire Chief and yellow 5 release. Match its release name, year, documented livery and packaging context. Condition, missing accessories, repainting and tampo wear affect the comparison; no unsupported price is assigned.

Highway Patrol & Sheriff Patrol variation web

Compare this record with the other cataloged releases in the family. Highway Patrol, Fire Chaser, Airport Security, Fire Chief and Sheriff Patrol are kept under their documented release names.

1. 1978 Highway Patrol — white release; roof treatment not recorded
2. 1979 Fire Chaser — red release; tampo not recorded
3. 1979 Fire Chaser — red with Fire Chief and white 5
4. 1979 Highway Patrol — Mainline, white with roof 12
5. 1979 Highway Patrol — white release; series and roof treatment not recorded
6. 1979 Highway Patrol — white release; series and roof treatment not recorded (second entry)
7. 1981 Fire Chaser — red with Fire Chief and yellow 5 current page
8. 1982 Fire Chaser — red with Fire Chief and white 5, Malaysia
9. 1982 Sheriff Patrol — black entry; exact door/base variant unresolved (1 of 3)
10. 1982 Sheriff Patrol — black entry; exact door/base variant unresolved (2 of 3)
11. 1982 Sheriff Patrol — black entry; exact door/base variant unresolved (3 of 3)
12. 1983 Airport Security — Club Exclusive; hood mark unconfirmed (1 of 2)
13. 1983 Airport Security — Club Exclusive; hood mark unconfirmed (2 of 2)
14. 1983 Airport Security — dark blue with aircraft and 301
15. 1983 Sheriff Patrol — black release; details not recorded
16. 1985 Sheriff Patrol — 20th Anniversary Series, #9526
17. 1985 Sheriff Patrol — metalflake blue, white doors and 701
18. 1987 Sheriff Patrol — metalflake blue; series/details not recorded
19. 1987 Workhorses #9526 — Sheriff Patrol, blue with two white door tampos
20. 1988 Fire Chief — red with Fire Chief and white 5
21. 1988 Sheriff Patrol — black with two white doors and roof 701
22. 1989 Color Racers — Sheriff Patrol police/taxi color-change release
23. 1989 red emergency-car release — casting and series unresolved
24. 1989 Sheriff Patrol — gray entry; tampos and series not recorded
25. 1989 Sheriff Patrol — metalflake blue; release details not recorded
26. 1989 Workhorses #9526 — Sheriff Patrol, blue with four white door tampos
27. 1990 Color Racers II — Sheriff Patrol color-change release
28. 1990 Sheriff Patrol — black entry; series and livery not recorded
29. 1990 Sheriff Patrol — legacy #9526 / #2019 entry (identity unresolved)
30. 1990 Sheriff Patrol — metalflake blue with Sheriff and 701
31. 1990 Sheriff Patrol — metalflake blue; release details not recorded
32. 1991 Sheriff Patrol — black with Police 123 livery
33. 1992 chrome police-car record — casting identity unresolved
34. 1992 Emergency Squad — Sheriff Patrol, black Police 123 livery
35. 1995 Emergency Squad — Sheriff Patrol, black Police 123, 7SP wheels
36. 1995 Sheriff Patrol — black, Police 123, 7SP wheels
37. 1997 Action Pack — Sheriff Patrol, black and white with roof 96
38. 2013 Flying Customs — Sheriff Patrol X8190, metalflake white
39. 2019 Rescue Team — Highway Patrol #2019, white with roof 12