Exhibit 8 --------- AGREEMENT CONSENTING TO JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13D THIS AGREEMENT, made on 8 May 1997, among Tamarix Investors LDC ("Tamarix"), Centaurus Management, LDC ("Centaurus"), Azzurra, Inc. ("Azzurra"), Ixion, LDC ("Ixion"), Mr. Mark...

                                                                 Exhibit 8
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              AGREEMENT CONSENTING TO JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13D

     THIS  AGREEMENT,   made  on  8  May  1997,  among  Tamarix   Investors  LDC
("Tamarix"), Centaurus Management, LDC ("Centaurus"), Azzurra, Inc. ("Azzurra"),
Ixion,  LDC  ("Ixion"),  Mr.  Xxxx  Xxxxxx,  Xx.  Xxxxxxx  Xxxxx and Xx.  Xxxxxx
Bulgari (collectively, the "Parties").

     WHEREAS,  each of the Parties are  beneficial  owners of greater than 5% of
the Common Stock of Trident Rowan Group, Inc. (the "Issuer"), an exchange listed
company;

     WHEREAS,  under the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and the
Rules and Regulations promulgated  thereunder,  each of the Parties are required
to file a Schedule 13D with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  the Issuer
and the Nasdaq National Market; and

     WHEREAS, the Parties desire that a joint statement on Schedule 13D be filed
on behalf of each of them;

     NOW  THEREFORE,  for one dollar and other good and valuable  consideration,
the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

     1. Each of Tamarix, Centaurus, Azzurra, Ixion, Mr. Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xx. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx and Xx.  Xxxxxx  Bulgari  consent  to the filing of a joint  statement  on
Schedule 13D on behalf of each of them.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Parties  have set their hands and seals as of the
first day written above.

                                            Tamarix Investors LDC

                                            By:/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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                                               Xxxx Xxxxxx
                                               Chairman

                                            Centaurus Management, LDC

                                            By:/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
                                               ----------------
                                               Xxxx Xxxxxx
                                               Director   

                                            Azzurra, Inc.

                                            By:/s/Xxxx Xxxxxx
                                               --------------  
                                               Xxxx Xxxxxx
                                               Chairman    



                                            Ixion

                                            By:/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx  
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                                               Xxxxxxx Xxxxx      
                                               Director

                                            Mr. Xxxx Xxxxxx

                                            By:/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
                                               ---------------
                                               Xxxx Xxxxxx

                                            Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx

                                            By:/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
                                               -----------------
                                               Xxxxxxx Xxxxx

                                             Xx. Xxxxxx Bulgari

                                             By:/s/Gianni Bulgari
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                                                Gianni Bulgari