EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 1, 2006 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Lawrence A. Denton, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and result of operations
            of the Company.

/s/ Lawrence A. Denton
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Lawrence A. Denton
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 13, 2006