UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                              FORM 8-K
                           Current Report


Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                      Date of Report: August 11, 2004
             Date of Earliest Event Reported: August 11, 2004


                     The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack
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         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Pennsylvania               1-3381               23-0962915
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   (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer ID number)
    incorporation or organization)    File No.)


      3111 W. Allegheny Ave. Philadelphia, PA           19132
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      (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)

                                 215-430-9000
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            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

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Item 7.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report:

Exhibit No. 99.1    Press Release issued by the Company dated August 11, 2004

Exhibit No. 99.2    Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information



Item 12.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

        On August 11, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing its
earnings for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2004.

        The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall
not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section.  The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                           THE PEP BOYS - MANNY, MOE & JACK


                           By: /s/ George Babich, Jr.
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                               George Babich, Jr.
                               President
                               and Chief Financial Officer


Date:  August 11, 2004

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