A brilliant young scientist by the name of John Moore,who is a doctorial candidate in electrical engineering at the renowned University of California at Berkeley ( circa 1963 ), invents a time machine and brings back to ancient Rome, 79 AD, a fire engine red Jaguar sports car, with expectations of racing the sleek automobile in the famous Roman chariot races ala Ben Hur. What transpires however,is a totally unexpected series of fun and hilarious events.