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): April 11, 2002


                              Thor Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                        1-9235                   93-0768752
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
       incorporation)                                        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)

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Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits

                  Exhibit No.               Description of Exhibit

                  99                        Outline of remarks to be made at the
                                            Sidoti & Company conference.

Item 9.           Regulation FD Disclosure.

                  On April 11, 2002, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Wade
F. B.  Thompson  is making a  presentation  at the Sidoti & Company  conference.
Attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 the presentation.


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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.


Date:    April 11, 2002                             By:    /s/ Walter Bennett
                                                           ---------------------
                                                    Name:  Walter Bennett
                                                    Title: Senior Vice
                                                           President


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit No.                Description of Exhibit              Page No.
  -----------                ----------------------              --------

  99                         Outline of remarks to be made           5
                             at conference.



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