SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
COLLINS INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
194858106
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(CUSIP Number)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for
a reporting person's initial filing on this form with
respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 194858106
(1) Name of Reporting Person
DON L. COLLINS
(2) Check the appropriate Box if (a) [ ]
a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
(3) SEC Use Only
(4) Citizenship of Place of Organization
U.S.A.
(5) Sole Voting Power
Number of 1,198,949
Shares
Beneficiall (6) Shared Voting Power
Owned by 64,922
Each
Reporting (7) Sole Dispositive Power
Person With 1,198,949
(8) Shared Dispositive Power
64,922
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person
1,263,871
(10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [X]
(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
16.4%
(12) Type of Reporting Person
IN
Item 1. Issuer.
(a) Name of Issure: COLLINS INDUSTRIES, INC.
(b) Address of issuer's principal executive office:
15 COMPOUND DRIVE
HUTCHINSON, KANSAS 67502
Item 2.
(a) Name of person filing:
DON L. COLLINS
(b) Address of principal business office or,if none, residence:
15 COMPOUND DRIVE
HUTCHINSON, KANSAS 67502
(c) Citizenship:
U.S.A.
(d) Title of class of securities
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.10 PER SHARE
(e) CUSIP No.:
194858106
Item 3. Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
The number and percentage of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, based on
7,408,381 shares outstanding as of December 31, 1997,
are as set forth below. Percentage of ownership is
calculated by dividing the number of shares of Common
Sock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, including
277,000 shares subject to options exerciseable within 60
days of December 31, 1997 (the "Issuable Shares"), by the
total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on
December 31, 1997 plus the number of Issuable shares
attributable to the Reporting Person.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,263,871
(b) Percent of Class: 16.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,198,949
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
64,922
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,198,949
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
64,922
Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Not Applicable.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
Statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 13, 1998
/S/ Don L. Collins
Name: Don L. Collins
