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):  March 17, 1998 
  
                               TOKHEIM CORPORATION
                     ------------------------------------- 
               Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter
  
  
          Indiana                     1-6018                  35-0712500  
----------------------------       -----------          ------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer  
    of Incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)  
   
   
   
 10501 Corporate Drive, Fort Wayne, IN                               46845  
 ---------------------------------------------------               ---------
(Address of Principal Executive Office)                            (Zip Code)  
   
   
 Registrant's telephone number, including area code (219)-470-4600  
  
                                      N/A
                ---------------------------------------------------  
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

  
   
      ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS 
  
      Attached is the Exhibit 5 opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
 Flom (Illinois) filed in connection with the Registration Statement on Form
 S-3 (File No. 333-46351) of Tokheim Corporation. 
  

  
   
                                 SIGNATURES 
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
 by the undersigned thereto duly authorized. 
  
  
  
                                 TOKHEIM CORPORATION  
                                 ----------------------------------------
                                 Registrant 
  
  
  
 Date:  March 17, 1998          By: /S/  Douglas K. Pinner          
                                   --------------------------------------
                                   Douglas K. Pinner  
                                   Chairman, President and Chief Executive
                                     Officer  
  
  
 Date:  March 17, 1998         By: /S/  John A. Negovetich         
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   John A. Negovetich     
                                   Executive Vice President, Finance and
                                     Administration 

  
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
   
   
 Exhibit  
 Number         Description 
  
 5         Exhibit 5 opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
           (Illinois) filed in connection with the Registration Statement on
           Form S-3 (File No. 333-46351) of Tokheim Corporation.
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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):  March 17, 1998 
  
                               TOKHEIM CORPORATION
                     ------------------------------------- 
               Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter
  
  
          Indiana                     1-6018                  35-0712500  
----------------------------       -----------          ------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer  
    of Incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)  
   
   
   
 10501 Corporate Drive, Fort Wayne, IN                               46845  
 ---------------------------------------------------               ---------
(Address of Principal Executive Office)                            (Zip Code)  
   
   
 Registrant's telephone number, including area code (219)-470-4600  
  
                                      N/A
                ---------------------------------------------------  
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

  
   
      ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS 
  
      Attached is the Exhibit 5 opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
 Flom (Illinois) filed in connection with the Registration Statement on Form
 S-3 (File No. 333-46351) of Tokheim Corporation. 
  

  
   
                                 SIGNATURES 
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
 by the undersigned thereto duly authorized. 
  
  
  
                                 TOKHEIM CORPORATION  
                                 ----------------------------------------
                                 Registrant 
  
  
  
 Date:  March 17, 1998          By: /S/  Douglas K. Pinner          
                                   --------------------------------------
                                   Douglas K. Pinner  
                                   Chairman, President and Chief Executive
                                     Officer  
  
  
 Date:  March 17, 1998         By: /S/  John A. Negovetich         
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   John A. Negovetich     
                                   Executive Vice President, Finance and
                                     Administration 

  
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
   
   
 Exhibit  
 Number         Description 
  
 5         Exhibit 5 opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
           (Illinois) filed in connection with the Registration Statement on
           Form S-3 (File No. 333-46351) of Tokheim Corporation.