EXHIBIT 23

                 Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 No. 33-
37630) pertaining to the Employees Savings Plan of Crown Central
Petroleum Corporation and Subsidiaries of our report dated
February 24, 1994, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedules of Crown Central Petroleum Corporation
and Subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 1993.


                                                    Ernst & Young

Baltimore, Maryland
March 1, 1994