Chained to the production line in a car factory somewhere in the Midlands, Nas, Earl, Floyd, Devlin, Turbo, Doc and Zippy have got by until now--through backchat and banter, and supplementing their income with a few dodgy deals on the side. But when a foreign take-over looms, the gang are forced to question their own loyalties--and to discover just who their real mates are.