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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549   

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FORM 8-A      

 FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE 
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934   

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE , INC.   
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)  

DELAWARE                               41-1746238 
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)  

    TOWER AUTOMOTIVE CAPITAL TRUST
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    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

DELAWARE                               41-6450343 
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)

    4508 IDS CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA                      55402
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices for both Registrants)     (Zip Code)  

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to   
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General          
Instruction A.(c), please check the following box.   / /                        

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to   
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General          
Instruction A.(d), please check the following box.  /X/                         

SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NUMBER                               
TO WHICH THIS FORM RELATES:                                        333-62919    
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                                                               (If applicable)

SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:               

Title of Each Class              Name of Each Exchange on which   
to be so Registered              Each Class is to be Registered   
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NOT APPLICABLE                      NOT APPLICABLE          
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:               

6-3/4% CONVERTIBLE TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES   
(LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE $50 PER SHARE) OF TOWER AUTOMOTIVE CAPITAL
TRUST (AND THE GUARANTEE WITH RESPECT THERETO BY TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.)
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(Title of Class)      

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ITEM 1.  DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.               

 The descriptions of the Tower Automotive Capital Trust's 6-3/4%
   Convertible Trust Preferred Securities (liquidation preference of
  $50 per share) (the "PREFERRED SECURITIES") and the guarantee of
 Tower Automotive, Inc. (the "GUARANTEE"), as included under the
     captions "Description of Preferred Securities," "Description of the
  Guarantee" and "Description of the Debentures" in the Prospectus
forming a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3, as  
   originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
  "COMMISSION") on September 4, 1998 (Registration No. 333-62919),
     including exhibits, and as may be subsequently amended from time to
time (the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT"), is hereby incorporated by
   reference.  In addition, all of the above-referenced descriptions
   included in any Prospectus relating to the Registration Statement
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the   
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be     
      incorporated by reference herein.  Capitalized terms used herein and
   not otherwise defined having the meanings assigned to them in the
Registration Statement.                                       

ITEM 2.     EXHIBITS.                                                           

NUMBER                         DESCRIPTION                                      
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1.        Certificate of Trust of Tower Automotive Capital Trust                
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the     
   Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Tower Automotive, Inc. for the
quarterly period ended June 30, 1998 (the "Form 10-Q")).    

2.        Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Tower Automotive         
Capital Trust among Tower Automotive, Inc., as Sponsor, The 
First National Bank of Chicago, as Property Trustee, First  
Chicago Delaware, Inc., as Delaware Trustee and the         
 Administrative Trustees named therein (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 10-Q).                 

3.        Form of 6-3/4% Preferred Security (included as Exhibit D to Exhibit 2 
above).                                                     

4.        Guarantee Agreement between Tower Automotive, Inc., as Guarantor,     
 and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Guarantee Trustee,
    with respect to the Preferred Securities (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form 10-Q).                 

5.        Junior Convertible Subordinated Indenture between Tower               
Automotive, Inc. and The First National Bank of Chicago, as 
  Subordinated Debt Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 10-Q).                              

6.        Form of 6-3/4% Junior Convertible Subordinated Debenture (included    
in Article 2 to Exhibit 5 above).                           

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    SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934, each of the Registrants has duly caused this registration          
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly           
authorized.                                                                     

Date: November 6, 1998     TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.                               
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                      (Registrant)

 By:    /s/Anthony A. Barone
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 Name:     Anthony A. Barone
                          Title:    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    TOWER AUTOMOTIVE CAPITAL TRUST
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                      (Registrant)

 By:   /s/ Anthony A. Barone
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 Name:     Anthony A. Barone
      Title:    Administrative Trustee

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