content: UNITED STATES
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                           Date of Report: April 16, 2001
  
                              UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
  
                              -------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
           Delaware                  000-20841               86-0721358
         ------------            ------------------     -------------------
   (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission            (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)          File Number)         Identification No.)
  
  
  
  
              2525 E. 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.
  
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           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  
  <PAGE>
  
  Item 5. Other Events
  
  Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 is a copy of Ugly Duckling  Corporation's  press
  release  dated  April 16,  2001  titled  "Ugly  Duckling  Announces  Closing  of
  Warehouse  Receivables  Facility  and  19th  Securitization,  and  Extension  of
  Inventory Line of Credit."
  
          (c) Exhibits
  
  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER  DESCRIPTION
  
  99.3 Ugly Duckling  Corporation  Press  Release  dated  February 21, 2001 titled
       "Ugly Duckling Announces Closing of Warehouse Receivables Facility and 19th
       Securitization, and Extension of Inventory Line of Credit."
  
  <PAGE>
  
                                      SIGNATURE
  
           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.
  
                              UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
  
  Date: April 16, 2001   By: \s\ Jon D. Ehlinger
                            -----------------------------
                            Secretary and General Counsel
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text: UNITED STATES
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                           Date of Report: April 16, 2001
  
                              UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
  
                              -------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
           Delaware                  000-20841               86-0721358
         ------------            ------------------     -------------------
   (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission            (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)          File Number)         Identification No.)
  
              2525 E. 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.)
  Item 5. Other Events
  
  Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 is a copy of Ugly Duckling  Corporation's  press
  release  dated  April 16,  2001  titled  "Ugly  Duckling  Announces  Closing  of
  Warehouse  Receivables  Facility  and  19th  Securitization,  and  Extension  of
  Inventory Line of Credit."
  
          (c) Exhibits
  
  EXHIBIT
  NUMBER  DESCRIPTION
  
  99.3 Ugly Duckling  Corporation  Press  Release  dated  February 21, 2001 titled
       "Ugly Duckling Announces Closing of Warehouse Receivables Facility and 19th
       Securitization, and Extension of Inventory Line of Credit."
  SIGNATURE
  
           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.
  
                              UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
  
  Date: April 16, 2001   By: \s\ Jon D. Ehlinger
                            -----------------------------
                            Secretary and General Counsel