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Thor Named to Forbes Platinum 400 List

11 January 2000

Thor Named to Forbes Platinum 400 List

    JACKSON CENTER, Ohio, Jan. 10 -- Thor Industries, Inc.
has Platinum
400 list of "exceptional big corporations that pass a stringent set of hurdles
measuring both long- and short-term growth and profitability."
    Thor is one of 18 consumer durables companies listed and the only one with
zero long-term debt.  Thor's net income increase of 60.5% in the latest
12 months makes it one of the fastest growing companies on the list.
    Forbes notes that the "Platinum 400 is made up of time-tested champions,
not overnight sensations."
    Thor was recently rated 'out perform' by well-known investment bank,
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. with a 12-month price target of $42.  Thor
closed at $28-5/8 last Friday.

    This release includes "forward-looking statements" that involve
uncertainties and risks.  There can be no assurance that actual results will
not differ from the Company's expectations.  Factors which could cause
materially different results include, among others, the success of new product
introductions, the pace of acquisitions and cost structure improvements,
competitive and general economic conditions, and the other risks set forth in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.