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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1


              
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



   
We have issued our report (which includes an explanatory paragraph for a going
concern uncertainty) dated May 14, 1997 except for Note C as to which the date
is December 22, 1997 accompanying the financial statements of Automotive One
Parts Stores, Inc. contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus which
will be signed upon consummation of the transaction described in paragraph two
of Note A to the financial statements. We consent to the use of the
aforementioned report in the Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (File
No. 333-27227) and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under
the caption "Experts" and "Summary Financial Information."
    


   
                                    /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
    


Tampa, Florida
   
December 22, 1997