content: UNITED STATES
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE
  
                           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
                  August 26, 1999 (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                              UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
           DELAWARE                  000-20841                86-0721358
       (State or Other              (Commission              (IRS Employer
         Jurisdiction              File Number)           Identification No.)
      of Incorporation)
  
             2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 500, Phoenix, Arizona 85016
                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
          Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602) 852-6600
  
                                   Not Applicable
  
            (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
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  ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
  
            Attached   hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1  is  a  copy  of  Ugly   Duckling
  Corporation's  press  release  dated  August  26,  1999  titled  "Ugly  Duckling
  Corporation  Acquires Florida  Dealerships and Finance Company  Portfolio" which
  describes  the  Company's  acquistion  of 4 buy-her  pay-here  locations  in the
  Orlando Florida area, and related inventory and loan portfolio.
  
  
  (c)  Exhibits
  
  
  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER         DESCRIPTION
  --------       -----------
  
  99.1           Ugly  Duckling  Corporation  Press  Release Dated August 26, 1999
                 Titled "Ugly Duckling  Corporation  Acquires Florida  Dealerships
                 and Finance Company Portfolio"
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
                                                  UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
                                                          (Registrant)
  
  
  
                                                  By /s/ JON D. EHLINGER
                                                     -----------------------------
                                                           (Signature)
  
                                                     Jon D. Ehlinger
                                                     Secretary
  
  
  Date   August 26, 1999
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text: UNITED STATES
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE
  
                           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
                  August 26, 1999 (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                              UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
           DELAWARE                  000-20841                86-0721358
       (State or Other              (Commission              (IRS Employer
         Jurisdiction              File Number)           Identification No.)
      of Incorporation)
  
             2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 500, Phoenix, Arizona 85016
                 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
          Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602) 852-6600
  
                                   Not Applicable
  
            (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
                                         1
  ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
  
            Attached   hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1  is  a  copy  of  Ugly   Duckling
  Corporation's  press  release  dated  August  26,  1999  titled  "Ugly  Duckling
  Corporation  Acquires Florida  Dealerships and Finance Company  Portfolio" which
  describes  the  Company's  acquistion  of 4 buy-her  pay-here  locations  in the
  Orlando Florida area, and related inventory and loan portfolio.
  
  (c)  Exhibits
  
  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER         DESCRIPTION
  --------       -----------
  
  99.1           Ugly  Duckling  Corporation  Press  Release Dated August 26, 1999
                 Titled "Ugly Duckling  Corporation  Acquires Florida  Dealerships
                 and Finance Company Portfolio"
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                                  UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
                                                          (Registrant)
  
                                                  By /s/ JON D. EHLINGER
                                                     -----------------------------
                                                           (Signature)
  
                                                     Jon D. Ehlinger
                                                     Secretary
  
  Date   August 26, 1999