EXHIBIT 23.1

                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Eckler Industries, Inc.
Titusville, Florida

         We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration  Statement of our report dated November
19, 1996, except for Note 13, which is as of December 30, 1996,  relating to the
financial  statements  of Eckler  Industries,  Inc.  appearing in the  Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 1996.

         We also consent to the  reference to us under the caption  "Experts" in
the Prospectus.


                                /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
                                BDO Seidman, LLP


Orlando, Florida
January 15, 1998