Inside The Twisted, Worldwide Hunt For A $7 Million Stolen Car

Joe Ford, car detective, searches the world for stolen rare automobiles on the black market.

The case he’s on now could set him up for life—if he’s not outsmarted by a skilled network of criminals and cheats.

Joe Ford is sitting at the Pelican Landing, an outdoor restaurant in a fancy marina on the Intracoastal Waterway. Across the way is a 180-foot yacht, the name abbracci painted across the stern.

Joe’s cell phone rings. Wah-wah-waaahhh. The theme music from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Joe’s ringtone.

“Hold on,” he says. “It’s the FBI.”