8-K

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                                  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 (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): FEBRUARY 6, 2003
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                             COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   INDIANA                         1-7160                  35-1101097
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(State or other                 (Commission File          (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction                       Number)             Identification No.)
of incorporation)



2831 Dexter Drive
Elkhart, Indiana                                                 46514
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (574) 262-0123
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                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

     On  February  6, 2003,  the  Company  filed a press  release  announcing  a
partnership  between All American  Homes (R) and Town & Country  Cedar Homes.  A
copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.





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                                    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.


                                  COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.



                                  By: ___________________________________
                                      Patrick Breen, Assistant Secretary




Date: February 10, 2003

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT                                                         SEQUENTIALLY
NUMBER                       DESCRIPTION                       NUMBERED PAGE
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99.1              Press Release dated February 6, 2003               5






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EX-99

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                                                                EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2003

ALL AMERICAN HOMES(R) ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH TOWN & COUNTRY CEDAR HOMES
SYSTEMS-BUILT HOME BUILDER JOINS WITH LOG HOME PRODUCER TO OFFER BEST OF BOTH
WORLDS TO HOMEBUYERS

DECATUR, INDIANA - A new venture between All American Homes, LLC, one of the
largest manufacturers of systems-built homes in the nation, and Town & Country
Cedar Homes, the leading supplier of fine cedar log and timber-style homes in
North America, offers homebuyers the best of both worlds. Homebuyers can enjoy
the quality control, time savings and cost benefits that come with building an
All American(R) home and the solid feel, warmth, strength and look of an
authentic cedar log home.

According to Steve Kerr, President of All American Homes, LLC, Ameri-Log(TM),
the product resulting from the new venture between All American Homes(R) and
Town & Country Cedar Homes, is a unique effort. "No other systems-built home
manufacturer in the nation offers a true log home made of white cedar, the
strongest and most durable wood in the world," Kerr noted.

"We are designing an entire series of Ameri-Log(TM) homes, incorporating the
best from All American Homes(R) and Town & Country Cedar Homes," Kerr said. "The
results are cedar log homes that are beautiful, sturdy, affordable and built in
record time."

Ameri-Log(TM) homes offer an appealing prospect for homebuyers who want the true
solid look and feel of an authentic log home, but who also want drywall or
plaster walls in other areas. "In open areas such as vaulted two-story
entryways, walls surrounding stone fireplaces, catwalks, railings and stairs,
homebuyers can have log finishes, but in formal areas they can opt for drywall
or plaster walls," Kerr said.

With Ameri-Log(TM) homes, homebuyers can have the home of their dreams without
the wait that normally accompanies a custom-built home project. On average, a
traditional log home takes about 12 to 18 months to build. With an Ameri-Log(TM)
home, construction time is cut to 8 to 12 weeks, with no sacrifice in design or
quality.

There is a cost savings as well. A turnkey dream log home typically costs from
$250 to $400 per square foot. However, the cost per square foot for an
Ameri-Log(TM) home starts at about $135. "That means that a 2,000-square-foot
cedar log home with four bedrooms and three baths would traditionally cost from
$500,000 to $800,000. But an Ameri-Log(TM) homebuyer can now get a log home for
about $270,000," said Craig Andrews, President of Town & Country Cedar Homes.


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"This new venture is really quite innovative in that it's not just putting wood
siding on a systems-built home," Kerr continued. "These are true log homes."

And they aren't just any log homes - they're Town & Country homes. In the log
home industry, Town & Country Cedar Homes is known as the creme de la creme of
log home manufacturers. "We only use white cedar for our homes because it's the
strongest, most durable and warmest of all woods. You might call it the Cadillac
of the wood industry. Our company's slogan `For Generations to Come' bears
witness to the fact that our cedar log homes are made to last for generations,"
Andrews explained.

Interested homebuyers can experience the value and concept of an Ameri-Log(TM)
home by visiting All American Homes(R) manufacturing plants in Zanesville, Ohio;
Rutherfordton, North Carolina; or Milliken, Colorado where Ameri-Log(TM) models
are available for touring. There is also a model home located at the Town &
Country Cedar Log Homes headquarters in Petoskey, Michigan.

Homes built by All American Homes, LLC are made to meet or exceed state and
local building codes and are constructed for placement on traditional site-built
home foundations in residential neighborhoods. All American Homes(R) currently
has production facilities in Decatur, Indiana; Dyersville, Iowa; Loveland,
Colorado; Osage, Kansas; Rutherfordton, North Carolina; Springfield, Tennessee
and Zanesville, Ohio. All American Homes(R) is a division of Elkhart,
Indiana-based Coachmen Industries, Inc.

Founded in 1964, Coachmen Industries, Inc. is one of the nation's leading
manufacturers of recreational vehicles with well-known brand names including
COACHMEN(R), GEORGIE BOY(R), SHASTA(R) and VIKING(R). Coachmen Industries is
also a major home producer with its ALL AMERICAN HOMES(R) and MOD-U-KRAF(R)
subsidiaries. Modular commercial and telecommunication structures are
manufactured by the Company's Miller Building Systems subsidiary. Prodesign, LLC
is a subsidiary that custom thermoforms composite and plastic parts for numerous
industries under the PRODESIGN(R) brand. Coachmen Industries, Inc. is a publicly
held company with stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the
COA ticker symbol.

For more information:
    Rich Allen, Corporate Communications, Coachmen Industries, Inc.
    Phone:  574-262-0123 (Elkhart, IN)
    E-mail:  rallen@coachmen.com
    World Wide Web: www.allamericanhomes.com or www.coachmen.com



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