Greater Manchester Police seized five Lamborghinis and a Mercedes G-Wagon after a convoy of high-performance cars was allegedly driven at excessive speeds and used the motorway as a racetrack.
Officers were alerted to reports of dangerous driving on the M66, where the vehicles were reportedly travelling at high speed, weaving between lanes, spinning their wheels and slowing to speeds of just 17mph.
Responders from GMP's Transport Policing and Crime Command tracked the convoy to the M62, where officers stopped two Lamborghinis as they left the motorway.
The remaining vehicles were stopped in Rochdale.
Footage released by Greater Manchester Police shows officers pursuing the large Mercedes G-Wagon before bringing it to a halt.
Five Lamborghinis were subsequently seized, with images released by the force showing the brightly coloured supercars lined up on the side of a dual carriageway.
At least three of the vehicles appear to be Lamborghini SVJs. The model was priced at around £360,000 when it was launched, although examples can now command values approaching £800,000.
Despite their considerable value, the pink, black, green, orange and blue Lamborghinis will remain off the road after being seized under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002.
The legislation allows police to seize vehicles being used in a manner that is antisocial, careless or inconsiderate.
The drivers are being prosecuted for driving without due consideration for other road users, according to Greater Manchester Police.
Chief Inspector Danny Kabal, of GMP's Transport Policing and Crime Command, said the force would take firm action against dangerous and antisocial driving.
"We take road safety very seriously in GMP, and we will not tolerate careless, inconsiderate, anti-social or dangerous driving on our roads."
He said recent changes to Section 59 meant officers could seize vehicles without first issuing a warning.
"As we intensify our road safety operations and enforcement campaigns, we will use this legislative change as part of our daily business," he said.
Chief Inspector Kabal added that drivers who treated public roads as racetracks should expect their vehicles to be seized and face prosecution.
"Where proportionate to do so, they will also be arrested," he said.
He also thanked members of the public who alerted police to the incident and apologised for any inconvenience caused by the temporary closure of the road while officers dealt with the vehicles.
Police have appealed for anyone with footage of the incident, including dashcam or CCTV recordings, to contact them via 101 or the force's website.
GMP also highlighted Operation Snap, which allows members of the public to submit photographic and video evidence of suspected driving offences to police.