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                                                                   EXHIBIT 24.01


                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


                  I hereby authorize, as the President and as a director of
AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc. (the "Corporation"), the filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 (the "Annual Report"), and any
and all amendments thereto as management deems advisable in response to SEC
comments or otherwise, inasmuch as the Annual Report is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Corporation's Registration Statements on Forms
S-3, S-4 and S-8.

                  I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such
Annual Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director"
of the Corporation. I hereby appoint Holger Heims as my attorney-in-fact with
power to sign any and all amendments or documents required to complete any
amendments to the Annual Report filed on behalf of the Corporation.


                  DATED the 27th day of November, 1996.



                                      /s/ Michael Dressen
                                      ----------------------------------
                                      Michael Dressen




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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


                  I hereby authorize, as Executive Vice President and as a
director of AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc. (the "Corporation"), the filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 (the "Annual Report"),
and any and all amendments thereto as management deems advisable in response to
SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as the Annual Report is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Corporation's Registration Statements on Forms
S-3, S-4 and S-8.

                  I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such
Annual Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director"
of the Corporation. I hereby appoint Michael Dressen as my attorney-in-fact with
power to sign any and all amendments or documents required to complete any
amendments to the Annual Report filed on behalf of the Corporation.


                  DATED the 20th day of November, 1996.



                                          /s/ Holger Heims
                                          ----------------------------------
                                          Holger Heims





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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


                  I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies,
Inc. (the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as
management deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as
the Annual Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

                  I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such
Annual Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director"
of the Corporation. I hereby appoint Michael Dressen and Holger Heims as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


                  DATED the 10th day of December, 1996.




                                        /s/ Dr. Harry Krischik
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Dr. Harry Krischik




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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


                  I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies,
Inc. (the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as
management deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as
the Annual Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

                  I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such
Annual Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director"
of the Corporation. I hereby appoint Michael Dressen and Holger Heims as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


                  DATED the 6th day of December, 1996.




                                           /s/ Manfred H. Guenzel             
                                           ----------------------------------
                                           Manfred H. Guenzel




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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


                  I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies,
Inc. (the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as
management deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as
the Annual Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

                  I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such
Annual Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director"
of the Corporation. I hereby appoint Michael Dressen and Holger Heims as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


                  DATED the 5th day of December, 1996.



                                       /s/ Robert H. Beckett
                                       ----------------------------------
                                       Robert H. Beckett




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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


                  I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies,
Inc. (the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as
management deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as
the Annual Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

                  I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such
Annual Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director"
of the Corporation. I hereby appoint Michael Dressen and Holger Heims as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


                  DATED the 27th day of November, 1996.



                                         /s/ Marc L. Werner
                                         ----------------------------------
                                         Marc L. Werner




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                         APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
                                       AND
                               CONSENT OF DIRECTOR


                  I hereby authorize, as a director of AmeriQuest Technologies,
Inc. (the "Corporation"), the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996 (the "Annual Report"), and any and all amendments thereto as
management deems advisable in response to SEC comments or otherwise, inasmuch as
the Annual Report is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Corporation's
Registration Statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8.

                  I hereby consent to the filing by the Corporation of such
Annual Report, and to reference to my name in the Annual Report as a "Director"
of the Corporation. I hereby appoint Michael Dressen and Holger Heims as my
attorneys-in-fact with power to either of them to sign any and all amendments or
documents required to complete any amendments to the Annual Report filed on
behalf of the Corporation.


                  DATED the 2nd day of December, 1996.



                                           /s/ J. R. Dick Iverson
                                           ----------------------------------
                                           J. R. Dick Iverson