ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Buckhead America Corporation:


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of Buckhead  America  Corporation of our report dated February 21 1997,
except  for note 13,  which is dated as of March 13,  1997 with  respect  to the
consolidated  balance sheets of Buckhead America Corporation and subsidiaries as
of  December  31,  1996 and 1995,  and the related  consolidated  statements  of
income,  shareholders'  equity and cash flows for the years  then  ended,  which
report appears in the December 31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Buckhead
America Corporation.

                              KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

                              KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
August 4, 1997