SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-KA

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 7, 2001
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                             AFG Investment Trust C
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                        0-21444                 04-3157233
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(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission             (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                 File Number)          Identification No.)


     88 Broad Street, Boston, MA                                  02110
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 854-5800
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


                            AFG INVESTMENT TRUST C
                                   FORM 8-KA

General

This report on Form 8-KA provides financial statements and exhibits required
pursuant to Item 7 of Form 8-K resulting from the acquisition of PLM
International, Inc. ("PLM") by AFG Investment Trust C (the "Trust") and three
affiliated trusts (collectively the "Trusts"). Information required pursuant to
Item 2, Acquisition of Disposition of Assets, is included in Form 8-K filed by
the Trust on February 22, 2001.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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         (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired
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              Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of PLM International,
              Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the
              results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
              years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000 are
              incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 included herein.

         (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information
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              Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Financial Statements of AFG
              Investment Trust C as of December 31, 2000 and Unaudited Pro Forma
              Statement of Operations of AFG Investment Trust C for the year
              ended December 31, 2000 relating to the PLM acquisition are
              attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 included herein.

         (c)  Exhibits
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              Exhibit 23  Consent of KPMG LLP.

              Exhibit 99.1   Audited Consolidated Balance Sheets of PLM
                             International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December
                             31, 2000 and 1999, and the results of their
                             operations and their cash flows for each of the
                             years in the three-year period ended December 31,
                             2000 are incorporated herein by reference to Item 8
                             of PLM International, Inc.'s 2000 Annual Report on
                             Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 29,
                             2001 (Commission File No.: 1-9670.)

              Exhibit 99.2   Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Financial Position
                             of AFG Investment Trust C as of December 31, 2000
                             and Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations of
                             AFG Investment Trust C for the year ended December
                             31, 2000 are filed herewith.


                                   SIGNATURES
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     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.


Dated: April 23, 2001         AFG INVESTMENT TRUST C
                              By:  AFG ASIT Corporation, as Managing Trustee


                              By: /s/ James A. Coyne
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                                  Name:  James A. Coyne
                                  Title:  Senior Vice President


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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    Exhibit
    Number        Exhibit Name                                       Location
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     23           Consent of KPMG LLP                                Filed herewith

     99.1         Audited Consolidated Balance Sheets of PLM         Incorporated by reference to Item
                  International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of         8 of PLM International, Inc.'s
                  December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the results of     Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                  their operations and their cash flows for each     the year ended December 31, 2000
                  of the years in the three-year period ended        (File No. 1-9670).
                  December 31, 2000.

     99.2         Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Financial         Filed herewith.
                  Position of AFG Investment Trust C as of
                  December 31, 2000 and Unaudited  Pro Forma
                  Statement of Operations of AFG Investment Trust
                  C for the year ended December 31, 2000.