George Cole

After the attempted theft of his daughter's husband's car, LAPD Captain Gibbs declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace, whose insurance investigation company provides the perfect front. A South American drug lord pays Pace and his team to steal 48 cars for him, so they set out on the job while the police frantically try to track him down. Their efforts pay off when Pace's boss double-crosses him and tips them off on his next job. Police pursue Pace in "Eleanor", the last of the cars needed to fulfill their contract, through southern California as he tries to get away.

Two highway patrolmen think they are working on the side repossessing cars. But eventually, they realize that they have been tricked and are actually stealing the cars.

60秒あればどんな車でも盗んでみせるという車泥棒のテクニックと、延々繰り広げられるカー・チェイスが目玉のアクション映画。表向きは保険調査員、しかしてその実態は車専門の盗っ人集団に大口の仕事が舞い込む。期日までに台数を揃えようと彼らの仕事が開始されるが、その中の一台が盗難保険に入っていなかったためにわざわざ返そうとプロの仁義を表に出したのが運の尽き。ついに総動員されたパトカーに追われる事となる。