Street Machine

DOUBLE NICKELS 1977

CALIFORNIA Highway Patrol buddies, Smokey (director Jack Vacek pulling double duties) and Ed (Edward Abrahms) are happily living a carefree 1970s life of fun, booze and women, when a fluke roadside encounter offers them a chance to earn some extra scratch.

Their new acquaintance, George (George Cole), runs a repossession team and is looking for extra staff to help recover cars

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