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Hot Wheels release record · 1997
1997 Hot Wheels Path Beater · 2781 — Casting Info & Complete Collector’s Guide
The 1997 mainline Path Beater carries toy number 2781 and is cataloged with yellow coloring and ORSB wheels. Collector checklist descriptions identify the side graphics as Ecology Center and recycle markings.
Release identification
| Release year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Toy / model number | 2781 |
| Series / release | Mainline · Path Beater |
| Catalog designation | Cataloged variant B1 |
| Finish | Yellow · ORSB wheels |
| Wheels | ORSB |
| Manufacture | Malaysia |
Use the 1997 release year, 2781 toy number and ORSB wheels to separate it from the 1993 CT-wheel records.
Path Beater casting context
Path Beater is the name used for this release in the Hot Wheels catalog. The same pickup body family also appears under Beach Patrol and Surf Patrol names. Those named releases are kept in their own collector records, so the release name, year, toy number, decoration and wheels should be checked together.
Variation web
The verified Path Beater release records are linked here; choose a sibling by year and toy number.
- 1986 · 2534Trailbusters · Black · white-hub Real Riders
- 1989 · 2534Path Beater · Black · large blackwall wheels
- 1989 · 2534Path Beater · Black · blackwall wheels
- 1989 · Not listedColor Racer · Green
- 1992 · Not listedLeo Metzeller · Purple
- 1993 · 2781Mainline · Path Beater · Yellow · CT wheels
- 1993 · 2781Mainline · Path Beater · Yellow · black CT wheels
- 1997 · 2781 · This releaseMainline · Path Beater · Yellow · ORSB wheels
- 1998 · 18830Off Road 4x4s 5-Pack · Black · green interior
- 1998 · 1887530th Anniversary · Black · Real Riders
- 1999 · 21086City Police 5-Pack · Dark blue
- 2000 · 25428Mainline · Gray
- 2008 · N1142Easter Eggsclusives · Purple
- 2009 · J7099 / 7099Easter Speedsters 5-Pack · Black
- 2019 · GBC17American Pickup · 6/10 · Gray
- 2020 · GJV20Pixar: Finding Nemo · 3/5 · Blue · Finding Nemo
Collector FAQs
How do I identify this release?
Use the 1997 release year, 2781 toy number and ORSB wheels to separate it from the 1993 CT-wheel records.
Does the shared pickup shape make Beach Patrol or Surf Patrol the same release?
No. The body family is related, but Hot Wheels records the release names separately. Use the name and package details for the specific version.
How should I compare condition or value?
Compare the exact year, toy number, series, wheels and package state. A loose model and a carded package are different condition records; no value estimate is assigned here without matched sales evidence.