EXHIBIT 99.2



                             THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
  419 WEST PIKE STREET         P.O. BOX 629      JACKSON CENTER, OHIO 45334-0629
                      PHONE 937-596-6849 FAX 937-596-6539


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Date:    September 2, 2003
Contact: Wade F. B. Thompson or Peter Orthwein



                    THOR COMPLETES PURCHASE OF DAMON CORP.;
          ACQUISTION EXPECTED TO ADD APPROXIMATELY 20(cent) TO E.P.S.

Thor  Industries,  Inc.  (NYSE:THO)  announced  today that it has  completed the
purchase of Damon Corporation, Elkhart, IN., for approximately $46 million cash.
The final price is subject to audit and customary conditions.

Based  on  historical   results,   Damon's   acquisition   is  expected  to  add
approximately  20(cents) to Thor's  earnings  per share in fiscal  2004.  Thor's
E.P.S. for the trailing 12 months to April 30, 2003 were $2.70. Thor is expected
to announce its complete  results for the year ended July 31, 2003 in about four
weeks.

Thor is expected to have sales in fiscal 2004 of approximately $1.8 billion.

Thor is the largest  manufacturer of recreation vehicles and the largest builder
of mid-size buses.






This release includes  "forward looking  statements" that involve  uncertainties
and risks.  There can be no assurance  that actual  results will not differ from
the  Company's  expectations.  Factors  which could cause  materially  different
results include,  among others,  the success of new product  introductions,  the
pace of acquisitions  and cost structure  improvements,  competitive and general
economic conditions, and the other risks set forth in the Company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.