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                       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): October 1, 2003


                              THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           DELAWARE                        1-9235                93-0768752
(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission )          (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                  File Number)        Identification No.)

               419 WEST PIKE STREET,                              45334-0629
               JACKSON CENTER, OHIO                               (Zip Code)
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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

                                       N/A
             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)



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ITEM 7.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits

                  Exhibit Number   Description
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                  99.1             Copy of press release, dated October 1, 2003,
                                   issued by Thor Industries, Inc.

ITEM 12.          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

                  On October 1, 2003, Thor Industries, Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fourth quarter
and 12 months ended July 31, 2003. A copy of the Company's press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

                  In accordance with general instruction B.6 to Form 8-K, the
information in Item 12 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall be deemed
"furnished" and not "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.






                                   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.


Date:    October 2, 2003                  By: /s/  Walter Bennett
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                                          Name:    Walter Bennett
                                          Title:   Senior Vice President







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         EXHIBIT
         NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
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         99.1              Copy of press release, dated October 1, 2003,
                           issued by the Company