EXHIBIT 23.1




               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS





   We have issued our reports dated June 21, 2002 (except the third paragraph of
Note A as to which the date is July 17, 2002), accompanying the consolidated
financial statements and schedule included in the Annual Report of America's
Car-Mart, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2002. We hereby consent
to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statements
of America's Car-Mart, Inc. on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-59519, 33-59527, 33-41960,
33-22590, 33-71090, and 333-38475).




Grant Thornton LLP



Dallas, Texas
July 18, 2002