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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897101-03-000329
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030424
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030428

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000107687
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR HOMES [3716]
		IRS NUMBER:				420802678
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0828

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06403
		FILM NUMBER:		03667170

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 152
		CITY:			FOREST CITY
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			50436
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5155826808

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 152
		CITY:			FOREST CITY
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			50436

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MODERNISTIC INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19670528
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       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 24, 2003
                                                          --------------

                           Winnebago Industries, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Iowa                        001-06403                   42-0802678
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(State of Incorporation)           (Commission                 (IRS Employer
                                   File Number)              Identification No.)

         P.O. Box 152
         Forest City, Iowa                                         50436
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 641-585-3535
                                                    ------------


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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

        Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is filing herewith a press
        release issued on April 25, 2003, as Exhibit 99.1 which is included
        herein. The press release was issued to report the sale of the majority
        of Winnebago's dealer financing receivables in the Winnebago Acceptance
        Corporation to GE Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

        The following exhibits are included herein:

        Ex. 99.1  Press Release


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                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 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 28, 2003



                                    By:  /s/ Bruce D. Hertzke
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name:    Bruce D. Hertzke
                                         Title:   Chief Executive Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                          Description
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  99.1     Press release of Winnebago Industries, Inc. dated April 25, 2003.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


For further information:       Sheila Davis, PR/IR Manager
                               641-585-6803
                               sdavis@winnebagoind.com


                WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES SELLS WAC RECEIVABLES ASSETS

FOREST CITY, IOWA, April 25, 2003 - Winnebago Industries, Inc. today announced
the sale of the majority of the company's dealer financing receivables in the
Winnebago Acceptance Corporation (WAC) to GE Commercial Distribution Finance
Corporation for approximately $34 million.
     Winnebago Industries' Chairman, CEO and President Bruce Hertzke said, "We
welcome GE Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation's continued commitment to
the RV industry. The sale of the WAC receivables will allow Winnebago
Industries' to focus on what we do best, the production of high quality motor
homes."
ABOUT WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES
     Winnebago Industries, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of motor homes,
self-contained recreation vehicles used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor
recreation activities. The Company builds quality motor homes under the
Winnebago, Itasca, Rialta and Ultimate brand names with state-of-the-art
computer-aided design and manufacturing systems on automotive-styled assembly
lines. The Company's common stock is listed on the New York, Chicago and Pacific
Stock Exchanges and traded under the symbol WGO. Options for the Company's
common stock are traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. For access to
Winnebago Industries investor relations material, to add your name to an
automatic email list for Company news releases or for information on a
dollar-based stock investment service for the Company's stock, visit,
www.winnebagoind.com/investor_relations.htm.
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