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                                                                     EXHIBIT 9.1

                                  VOTING PROXY

     In consideration of autobytel.com inc. (the "Company") permitting the sale 
of $4 million of common stock of the Company by Peter R. Ellis, and for $10.00 
paid in hand and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and 
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Mr. Ellis hereby irrevocably 
appoints Mark Lorimer as Chief Executive Officer of the Company or any 
successor of his as Chief Executive Officer and/or Ann Delligatta as Chief 
Operating Officer of the Company or any successor of hers as Chief Operating 
Officer (each a "Proxy" and, collectively, the "Proxies") with power of 
substitution, agents and proxies of Mr. Ellis to represent Mr. Ellis with 
respect to 593,175 shares (the "Proxy Shares") of the common stock of the 
Company (i) at the annual or any special meeting of stockholders of the Company 
and at any and all adjournments of said meetings or (ii) in any written consent 
of stockholders without a meeting of the stockholders of the Company and to 
vote all of the Proxy Shares as either Proxy deems in his or her sole 
discretion appropriate or desirable on all matters and business as may properly 
come before any meeting of stockholders of the Company or any adjournments 
thereof or in any written consent of stockholders without a meeting and to take 
such other actions and exercise such other powers as Mr. Ellis, in his capacity 
as a stockholder of the Company, may do. This Voting Proxy is coupled with an 
interest and is irrevocable so long as Mr. Ellis owns any shares of common 
stock of the Company. This Voting Proxy shall terminate on the earlier of (a) 
the third anniversary of the date hereof or (b) at such time as Mr. Ellis sells 
the Proxy Shares to a person not affiliated with Mr. Ellis.

Dated: January 11, 1999                  
                                        /s/ Peter R. Ellis
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                                        Peter R. Ellis


*Please sign exactly as your name appears on the certificate or certificates 
representing your shares of common stock of the Company.