POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the  undersigned  does hereby  constitute  and appoint  Stephen M.
Bess,  Richard K Brock and Susan  Santo,  jointly  and  severally,  his true and
lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  each with power of substitution,  for him in any and
all  capacities,  to do any and all acts and things  and to execute  any and all
instruments  which  said  attorneys,  or any of  them,  may  deem  necessary  or
advisable to enable PLM  Financial  Services,  Inc.,  as General  Partner of PLM
Equipment Growth Fund V, to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Act"),  and any rules and  regulations  thereunder,  in connection
with the preparation  and filing with the Securities and Exchange  Commission of
annual reports on Form 10-K on behalf of PLM Equipment  Growth Fund V, including
specifically,  but without  limiting the generality of the foregoing,  the power
and authority to sign the name of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to
such  annual  reports,  to any and all  amendments  thereto,  and to any and all
documents or instruments filed as a part of or in connection therewith;  and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that each of the said attorneys, or
his  substitute or  substitutes,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney is limited in duration  until May 1, 2001 and shall apply
only to the annual reports and any amendments  thereto filed with respect to the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
5th day of March, 2001.



                                                             /s/ Stephen M. BesS
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                                                                 Stephen M. Bess




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the  undersigned  does hereby  constitute  and appoint  Stephen M.
Bess,  Richard K Brock and Susan  Santo,  jointly  and  severally,  his true and
lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  each with power of substitution,  for him in any and
all  capacities,  to do any and all acts and things  and to execute  any and all
instruments  which  said  attorneys,  or any of  them,  may  deem  necessary  or
advisable to enable PLM  Financial  Services,  Inc.,  as General  Partner of PLM
Equipment Growth Fund V, to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Act"),  and any rules and  regulations  thereunder,  in connection
with the preparation  and filing with the Securities and Exchange  Commission of
annual reports on Form 10-K on behalf of PLM Equipment  Growth Fund V, including
specifically,  but without  limiting the generality of the foregoing,  the power
and authority to sign the name of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to
such  annual  reports,  to any and all  amendments  thereto,  and to any and all
documents or instruments filed as a part of or in connection therewith;  and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that each of the said attorneys, or
his  substitute or  substitutes,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney is limited in duration  until May 1, 2001 and shall apply
only to the annual reports and any amendments  thereto filed with respect to the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
5th day of March, 2001.


                                                              /s/Richard K Brock
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                                                                 Richard K Brock





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the  undersigned  does hereby  constitute  and appoint  Stephen M.
Bess,  Richard K Brock and Susan  Santo,  jointly  and  severally,  his true and
lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  each with power of substitution,  for him in any and
all  capacities,  to do any and all acts and things  and to execute  any and all
instruments  which  said  attorneys,  or any of  them,  may  deem  necessary  or
advisable to enable PLM  Financial  Services,  Inc.,  as General  Partner of PLM
Equipment Growth Fund V, to comply with the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Act"),  and any rules and  regulations  thereunder,  in connection
with the preparation  and filing with the Securities and Exchange  Commission of
annual reports on Form 10-K on behalf of PLM Equipment  Growth Fund V, including
specifically,  but without  limiting the generality of the foregoing,  the power
and authority to sign the name of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to
such  annual  reports,  to any and all  amendments  thereto,  and to any and all
documents or instruments filed as a part of or in connection therewith;  and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that each of the said attorneys, or
his  substitute or  substitutes,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney is limited in duration  until May 1, 2001 and shall apply
only to the annual reports and any amendments  thereto filed with respect to the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
5th day of March, 2001.



                                                                 /s/ Susan Santo
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                                                                     Susan Santo