Deadline Auto Theft (1983)

After the attempted theft of his daughters husbands 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 Paces boss doublecrosses 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