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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): August 3, 2004


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


          DELAWARE                      1-9235                   93-0768752
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of 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


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

                                       N/A

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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 August 3, 2004,
                               issued by Thor Industries, Inc.

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On August 3, 2004, Thor Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing certain financial results for the quarter and twelve months
ended July 31, 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

         In accordance with general instruction B.6 to Form 8-K, the information
set forth in 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, and shall not be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.








                                   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:    August 4, 2004                        By:  /s/ Walter Bennett
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                                               Name:  Walter Bennett
                                               Title: Executive Vice President








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         EXHIBIT
         NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
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         99.1              Copy of press release, dated August 3, 2004, issued
                           by the Company