SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

                   STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

Check if an  application  to  determine  eligibility  of a Trustee  pursuant  to
section 305(b) (2)

                               NATIONAL CITY BANK
              (Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

                                   34-0420310
                      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                           1900 East Ninth Street
                           Cleveland,  Ohio                     44114
                           (Address of principal executive    (zip code)
                           offices)

                           David L. Zoeller
                           Senior Vice President and General Counsel
                           National City Corporation
                           1900 East Ninth Street
                           Cleveland, Ohio  44114
                           (216) 575-9313
                           (Name, address and telephone number 
                              of agent for service)
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                          DELCO REMY INTERNATIONAL INC.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

                               DELAWARE                       35-1909253
                  (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
                  incorporation or organization)            Identification No.)

                  2902 Enterprise Drive
                  Anderson, IN  46013
                  (Address of principal      (zip code)
                  executive offices)

                   Senior Subordinated Notes
                  (Title of the Indenture securities)






                                     GENERAL


1.   General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or  supervising  authority to which
          it is subject.

                  Comptroller  of the  Currency,  Washington,  D.C. The
                  Federal  Reserve Bank of Cleveland,  Cleveland,  Ohio
                  Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation,  Washington,
                  D.C.

     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                  National City Bank is authorized to exercise  corporate  trust
                  powers.


2.   Affiliations  with obligor.  If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee,
     describe such affiliation.

                  NONE

16.      List of exhibits

          (1)  A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.

               Incorporated  herein by  reference  is Charter No. 786 Merger No.
          1043 the Articles of Association of National City Bank, which Articles
          of Association were included as a part of Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filing
          made by said  National  City Bank  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
          Commission in November 1973 (File No. 2-49786).

               Incorporated  herein by reference is an amendment to the Articles
          of Association of National City Bank,  which amendment was included as
          a part of Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filing made by said National City Bank
          with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission in April 1996 (File No.
          333-02761)

          (2)  A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence
               business:

               (a)  a copy of the  certificate  of NCB National Bank to commence
                    business.





                  Incorporated herein by reference is a true and correct copy of
                  the  certificate  issued by the  Comptroller  of the  Currency
                  under date of April 26, 1973,  whereby NCB  National  Bank was
                  authorized  to commence  the business of banking as a National
                  banking  Association,  which true copy of said Certificate was
                  included  as  Exhibit  2(a) to Form  T-1  filing  made by said
                  National City Bank with the Securities and Exchange Commission
                  in November 1973 (File 2-49786)

               (b)  a copy of the  approval of the merger of The  National  City
                    Bank of Cleveland  into NCB National  Bank under the charter
                    of NCB  National  Bank and under the  title  "National  City
                    Bank."

                  Incorporated herein by reference is a true and correct copy of
                  the  certificate  issued by the  Comptroller  of the  Currency
                  under date of April 27, 1973,  whereby the National  City Bank
                  of  Cleveland  was merged into NCB National  Bank,  which true
                  copy of said  certificate was included as Exhibit 2(b) to Form
                  T-1 filing made by said National City Bank with the Securities
                  and Exchange Commission in November 1973 (File 2-49786).

          (3)  A copy of the authorization of the Trustee to exercise  corporate
               trust powers.

                  Incorporated herein by reference is a true and correct copy of
                  the certificate dated April 13, 1973 issued by the Comptroller
                  of the  Currency  whereby  said  National  City  Bank has been
                  granted the right to exercise certain trust powers, which true
                  copy of said certificate was included as Exhibit 3 to Form T-1
                  filing made by said National City Bank with the Securities and
                  Exchange Commission in November 1973 (File 2-49786).

          (4)  A copy of existing By-Laws of the Trustee.

                  Incorporated herein by reference is a true and correct copy of
                  the National City Bank By-Laws as amended  through  January 1,
                  1993. This true copy of said By-Laws was included as Exhibit 4
                  to Form  T-1  filing  made by  National  City  Bank  with  the
                  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  in  March,  1995  (File
                  22-26594).

          (5)  Not applicable.





          (6)  Consent of the United States  Institutional  Trustee  required by
               Section 321(b) of the Act.

               Attached  hereto as Exhibit 6 is the  Consent  of the  Trustee in
               accordance  with  Section 321 (b) of the Trust  Indenture  Act of
               1939 as amended.

          (7)  A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
               pursuant  to law  or  the  requirements  of  its  supervising  or
               examining authority.

               Attached hereto as Exhibit 7 is the latest report of condition of
               National City Bank.

          (8)  Not applicable.

          (9)  Not applicable.










                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Trust  Indenture  Act of 1939 the
Trustee,  National  City Bank,  a national  banking  association  organized  and
existing  under the laws of the United  States of America,  has duly caused this
statement  of  eligibility  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized,  all in the City of Cleveland,  and State of Ohio, on
the 27th day of October, 1997.


                                      NATIONAL CITY BANK

                                      By:  /s/ Janet A. Schwartz
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                                               Janet A. Schwartz
                                               Vice President



















                                     CONSENT

         In accordance  with Section 321(b) of the Trust  Indenture Act of 1939,
as  amended,  and to the  extent  required  thereby  to  enable  it to act as an
indenture trustee, National City Bank hereby consents as of the date hereof that
reports of examinations of it by the Treasury Department, the Comptroller of the
Currency,  the Board of  Governors  of the Federal  Reserve  Banks,  the Federal
Deposit Insurance  Corporation or of any other Federal or State authority having
the right to examine National City Bank, may be furnished by similar authorities
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request thereon.


                                      NATIONAL CITY BANK

                                      By  /s/ Janet A. Schwartz
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                                             Janet A. Schwartz
                                             Vice President





                              Report of Condition
                               NATIONAL CITY BANK
                 (including Domestic and Foreign Subsidiaries)

 Of Cleveland, In the State of Ohio, at the close of business on June 30, 1997,
    published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under
                   Title 12, United States Code, Section 161.

                                     ASSETS
                                                                 (In Thousands)
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
    Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin..........   $   509,517
    Interest-bearing balances...................................         1,613
Securities:
    Held-to-maturity securities.................................             0
    Available-for-sale securities...............................     1,451,078
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to
  resell in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and
  Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs...........................     1,214,590
Loans and lease financing receivables:
    Loans and leases, net of unearned income........  $7,262,071
    Less:  Allowance for loan and lease losses......     107,549
    Loans and leases, net of unearned income and
      allowance.................................................     7,154,522
Assets held in trading accounts.................................           568
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)........       115,623
Other real estate owned.........................................         1,463
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding....        41,262
Intangible assets...............................................           198
Other assets....................................................       485,057
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  TOTAL ASSETS..................................................   $10,975,491
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                                  LIABILITIES

Deposits:
  In domestic offices...........................................   $ 5,993,328
    Non-interest bearing............................  $1,783,965
    Interest-bearing................................   4,209,363
  In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
    and IBFs....................................................       421,901
    Interest-bearing................................     421,901
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements
  agreements to repurchase......................................     1,608,912
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury........................       238,456
Trading liabilities.............................................            10
Other borrowed money:
  With a remaining maturity of one year or less.................       449,627
  With a remaining maturity of more than one year
    through three years.........................................       249,941
  With a remaining maturity of more than three years............       803,368
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding........        41,262
Subordinated notes and debentures...............................       174,252
Other liabilities...............................................       287,758
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  TOTAL LIABILITIES.............................................    10,268,815
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                                 EQUITY CAPITAL

Common Stock....................................................         7,436
Surplus.........................................................        55,822
Undivided profits and capital reserves..........................       641,832
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
  securities....................................................         1,586
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  TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL..........................................       706,676
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  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL..........................   $10,975,491
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I, Gary M. Small,  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the above named
bank do hereby  declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief.

                                                  Gary M. Small