Hardcastle and McCormickAnd old judge, as his last act on the bench, keeps a race car driver/thief from going to jail if he agrees to help the judge but behind bars the guys he had to let off on technicalities. Somehow, the guy got to keep the car he was stealing.
A typical 80's guy fights crime while driving a cool car a la Knight Rider and Magnum PI.
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