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    <periodOfReport>2026-10-13</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000730263</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>THOR INDUSTRIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>THO</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001255017</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ORTHWEIN PETER BUSCH</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2900 INDEPENDENCE COURT</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ELKHART</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>46514</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2026-10-13</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2912</value>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                    <value>902145</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>139000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Note</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>71070</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Note</value>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>138896</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Note</value>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>30000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Note</value>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>94783</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Note</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F8"/>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>124000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Note</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F9"/>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>30000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Note</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F10"/>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>299700</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Note</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F11"/>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The transaction reported is a grant of restricted stock units that may be settled only by delivery of an equal number of shares of common stock. The shares will fully vest on October 13, 2027, the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to forfeiture.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Reflects the transfer of 161,104 shares from the reporting person's grantor retained annuity trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares are held by the Peter Orthwein Irrevocable Trust, dated December 3, 2020, for the benefit of the reporting person's descendants. The reporting person is the settlor of the trust. An unaffiliated third-party serves as the trustee of the trust, but the reporting person retains certain investment control over the reported shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These shares are held for the account of the reporting person's spouse.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Reflects the transfer of 161,104 shares to the reporting person's direct ownership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">These shares are held by the reporting person's grantor retained annuity trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">These shares are held for the account of a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's half-brother. The reporting person is one of the trustees of the trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">These shares are held for the account of the Trust FBO Peter B. Orthwein, of which the reporting person is the trustee and beneficiary.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">These shares are held for the account of the Adolphus Busch Orthwein Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person is the trustee of the trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">These shares are held for the account of the Adolphus Busch Orthwein Trust for the benefit of the reporting person, of which the reporting person is the trustee and beneficiary.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">These shares are held for the account of the PBO-BMO Descendants Trust, of which the reporting person is the sole trustee and of which the reporting person's three youngest children are the beneficiaries. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of the reporting person, his spouse and his three youngest children in the shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Barb Montague, attorney-in-fact for Peter Busch Orthwein</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-10-15</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
