Deadline Auto Theft 1983

Overview

Deadline Auto Theft is a 1983 feature film spanning the action, comedy, drama, and crime genres with a runtime of one hour and thirty-eight minutes. The story follows LAPD Captain Gibbs as he declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace after an attempted theft involving his daughter's husband's car. Pace operates behind the front of an insurance investigation company, and a South American drug lord hires him and his team to steal forty-eight cars. As Pace and his crew set out on the job, the police frantically attempt to track them down. The police efforts eventually pay off when Pace is double-crossed by his boss, who provides a tip regarding his next job. The film culminates in a police pursuit of Pace through southern California as he attempts to escape in Eleanor, which is the final car required to fulfill the contract.