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                                   EXHIBIT 27.2
<ARTICLE> 5
   <LEGEND>
     This restated  financial  data schedule  (which  includes  Exhibits 27.2 to
27.9)  contains  summary  financial  information  as of and for the years  ended
December 31, 1997 and 1996,  respectively,  and for the interim  periods for the
years ended  December  31, 1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The summary  financial
information  as of and for the year ended  December 31, 1997, is extracted  from
the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the Consolidated Statement of Operations, and
the  summary  financial  information  for the year ended  December  31,  1996 is
extracted from the Consolidated Statement of Operations.  This summary financial
information  is  qualified  in  its  entirety  by  reference  to  the  financial
statements within the report on Form 10-K filing.
</LEGEND>

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<NAME>                        UGLY DUCKLING CORP
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<FN>
<F1>UNCLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEET </FN>