SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW  ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints
Ernest  C. Garcia, Gregory B. Sullivan, Steven T. Darak and Steven P. Johnson,
and  each  of  them,  his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full
power  of  substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead,  in  any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the  fiscal  year  ended December 31, 1996, for filing with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission  by  Ugly  Duckling  Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
together  with  any and all amendments to such Form 10-K, and to file the same
with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  granting to such attorneys-in-fact and
agents,  and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every  act  and  thing  requisite  and  necessary  to be done in and about the
premises,  as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying  and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     DATED:  February  18th  1997


                              /s/  Arturo  R.  Moreno

STATE  OF  ARIZONA    )
                      )  ss.
County  of  Maricopa  )


On  this 18th day of February, 1997, before me, the undersigned Notary Public,
personally  appeared Arturo R. Moreno, known to me to be the person whose name
is  subscribed  to the within instrument and acknowledged that he executed the
same  for  the  purposes  therein  contained.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  official  seal.




                              /s/  Kimberly  K.  Halvorsen
                              Notary  Public


My  commission  expires:  10/01/1999                    {official  seal}










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