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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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):
                                JANUARY 11, 1999





                              THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)




        Delaware                      1-9235                     93-0768752
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(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)            (IRS Employer 
                                                             Identification No.)



  419 West Pike Street         Jackson Center, Ohio                 45334-0629
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   937/596-6849


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Item 5.       Other Events
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           In December 1998, Overland Custom Coach commenced litigation in the
Civil Court of London, Ontario, Canada, against registrant, several of its
subsidiaries and an employee of registrant requesting monetary damages for
breach of contract (approximately $1,000,000), exemplary and punitive damages
and injunctive relief claiming damage in excess of $25,000,000 relating to the
production of a low floor bus formerly manufactured by registrant's General
Coach America, Inc. subsidiary. The litigation arises out of the termination of
an agreement between General Coach and Overland relating to the production of
the Elf bus. Registrant intends to move for dismissal of the litigation on
various grounds including lack of jurisdiction over registrant and its other
non-Ontario based subsidiaries. Registrant believes that the claims for loss of
future profits and exemplary damages are without merit and that it has adequate
defenses and counterclaims to the breach of contract action.





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                                   SIGNATURES



           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.



                              THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.


                              /s/ Walter L. Bennett
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                              By: Walter L. Bennett
                                   Senior Vice President (Finance),
                                   Chief Administrative Officer






Date:   January 12, 1999