TEXTAINER CAPITAL CORPORATION
                        650 California Street, 16th Floor
                             San Francisco, CA 94108


August 13,1997


Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  we are
submitting  herewith for filing on behalf of Textainer Equipment Income Fund VI,
L.P.  (the  "Company")  the  Company's  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q for the
quarterly period ended June 30, 1997.

This filing is being effected by direct  transmission to the Commission's  EDGAR
System.

Sincerely,

Nadine Forsman
Controller




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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington DC 20549


                                    FORM 10Q


                QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997


                        Commission file number 33-99534


                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


          California                                             94-3220152
 (State or other jurisdiction                                  (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)


  650 California Street, 16th Floor
      San Francisco, California                                     94108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (ZIP Code)


                               (415) 434-0551
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes [X] No [ ]

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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.

                       (a California limited partnership)

                     Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the
                          Quarter Ended June 30, 1997

                              TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Item 1.  Financial Statements

<S>      <C>                                                                                                  <C>
         Balance Sheets - June 30, 1997 (unaudited) and December 31, 1996.................................        3

         Statements of Operations for the six and three months
         ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited).........................................................        4

         Statements of Partners' Capital (Deficit)  for the six months
         ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited).........................................................        5

         Statements of Cash Flows for the six months
         ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited).........................................................        6

         Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)........................................................        8

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations............................................................................       12




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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                      (a California Limited Partnership)

                                Balance Sheets

                     June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996
                            (Amounts in thousands)
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<CAPTION>

                                                                        1997                    1996
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
                                                                     (unaudited)

<S>                                                             <C>                        <C>
Assets
Container rental equipment, net of accumulated
     depreciation of $2,893 (1996:  $1,988)                      $          29,252                 27,414
Cash                                                                         2,130                  1,051
Cash collateral deposit (note 6)                                                 -                    991
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
     for doubtful accounts of $82 (1996:  $38)                               1,140                  1,033
Due from affiliates (note 4)                                                    68                    158
Prepaid expenses                                                                21                     39
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
                                                                 $          32,611                 30,686
                                                                   ================        ===============

Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Liabilities:
     Accounts payable                                            $             201                    111
     Accrued liabilities                                                       156                     68
     Accrued damage protection plan costs (note 2)                              84                     77
     Due to affiliates (note 4)                                                 38                    195
     Equipment purchases payable                                               957                     24
     Revolving credit facility (note 6)                                          -                  8,780
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
          Total liabilities                                                  1,436                  9,255
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

Partners' capital:
     General partners                                                         (603)                  (499)
     Limited partners                                                       31,778                 21,930
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
          Total partners' capital                                           31,175                 21,431
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
Commitments (note 7)
                                                                 $          32,611                 30,686
                                                                   ================        ===============

See accompanying notes to financial statements
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                        TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                           (a California Limited Partnership)

                               Statements of Operations

              For the six and three  months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 
          (Dollar amounts in thousands  except for unit and per unit amounts)
                                    (unaudited)

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                                                   Six months         Three months        Six months       Three months
                                                        Ended               Ended              Ended              Ended
                                                June 30, 1997       June 30, 1997      June 30, 1996     June 30, 1996
                                              ----------------   -----------------   ----------------   ----------------

<S>                                         <C>                  <C>                <C>                   <C>
Rental income                               $          2,608               1,309              1,641                 892
                                              ----------------   -----------------   ----------------   ----------------
Costs and expenses:
   Direct container expenses                             539                 289                229                 140
   Bad debt expense                                       44                 38                   2                   1
   Depreciation                                          911                 467                738                 381
   Professional fees                                      20                  10                 28                   7
   Management fees to affiliates (note 4)                253                 129                115                  62
   General and administrative costs
      to affiliates (note 4)                             185                  94                151                  76
   Other general and administrative costs                 29                  16                 13                   7
                                              ----------------   -----------------   ----------------   ----------------
                                                       1,981               1,043              1,276                 674
                                              ----------------   -----------------   ----------------   ----------------
   Income from operations                                627                 266                365                 218
                                              ----------------   -----------------   ----------------   ----------------

Other (expense) income:
   Interest expense, net                                (110)                (16)              (925)               (474)
   Gain on sale of equipment                              50                  20                  8                   8
                                              ----------------   -----------------   ----------------   ----------------
                                                         (60)                  4               (917)               (466)
                                              ----------------   -----------------   ----------------   ----------------
   Net earnings (loss)                      $            567                 270               (552)               (248)
                                              ================   =================   ================   ================

Allocation of net earnings (loss) (note 4):
   General Partners                         $             54                  26                 (52)               (24)
   Limited Partners                                      513                 244                (500)              (224)
                                              ----------------   -----------------   ----------------   ----------------
                                            $            567                 270                (552)              (248)
                                              ================   =================   ================   ================

Limited partners' per unit share of
   net earnings (loss)                      $           0.31                0.13              (10.02)             (4.49)
                                              ================   =================   ================   ================

Limited partners' per unit share
   of distributions                         $           0.87                0.43                  -                   -
                                              ================   =================   ================   ================

Weighted average number of limited
   partnership units outstanding                   1,653,576           1,848,397              49,925             49,925
                                              ================   =================   ================   ================

See accompanying notes to financial statements
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                   TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                     (a California Limited Partnership)

                      Statements of Partners' Capital

              For the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996
                           (Amounts in thousands)
                                 (unaudited)
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<CAPTION>

                                                                                  Partners' Capital
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 General              Limited                Total
                                                                -----------       ----------------       --------------

<S>                                                          <C>                  <C>                    <C>  
Balances at January 1, 1996                                   $       (399)                     -                 (399)

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units                          -                  2,371                2,371

Syndication and offering costs                                           -                   (213)                (213)

Net loss                                                               (52)                  (500)                (552)
                                                                -----------       ----------------       --------------
Balances at June 30, 1996                                     $       (451)                 1,658                1,207
                                                                ===========       ================       ==============

Balances at January 1, 1997                                   $       (499)                21,930               21,431

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units                          -                 11,834               11,834

Syndication and offering costs                                           -                 (1,065)              (1,065)

Distributions                                                         (158)                (1,434)              (1,592)

Net earnings                                                            54                    513                  567
                                                                -----------       ----------------       --------------
Balances at June 30, 1997                                     $       (603)                31,778               31,175
                                                                ===========       ================       ==============


See accompanying notes to financial statements



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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                       (a California Limited Partnership)

                          Statements of Cash Flows

                 For the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996
                           (Amounts in thousands)
                                (unaudited)
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<CAPTION>


                                                                     1997                   1996
                                                                 --------------        ---------------

<S>                                                            <C>                     <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net earnings (loss)                                         $            567                  (552)
   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to
       net cash provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation                                                       911                   738
         Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts                         44                     7
         Gain on sale of equipment                                          (50)                   (8)
         Changes in assets and liabilities:
             Increase in accounts receivable                               (288)                 (174)
             Decrease in prepaid expenses                                    18                    12
             Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and
                accrued liabilities                                         145                  (172)
             Increase in accrued damage protection plan costs                 7                     3
             (Decrease) increase in due to affiliates, net                  (71)                1,629
                                                                 --------------        ---------------
             Net cash provided by operating activities                    1,283                 1,483
                                                                 --------------        ---------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of equipment                                          118                    44
   Equipment purchases                                                   (1,894)               (4,976)
   Cash collateral deposit                                                  991                  (447)
                                                                 --------------        ---------------
             Net cash used in investing activities                         (785)               (5,379)
                                                                 --------------        ---------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units                       11,971                 2,359
   Distributions to partners                                             (1,545)                    -
   Syndication and offering costs                                        (1,065)                 (225)
   (Repayments) borrowings under revolving credit line                   (8,780)                3,498
   Borrowings from affiliates                                                 -                   436
                                                                 --------------        ---------------
              Net cash provided by financing activities                     581                 6,068
                                                                 --------------        ---------------

Net increase in cash                                                      1,079                 2,172

Cash at beginning of period                                               1,051                    77
                                                                 --------------        ---------------
Cash at end of period                                          $          2,130                 2,249
                                                                 ==============        ===============
Interest paid during the period                                $            130                 1,021
                                                                 ==============        ===============

See accompanying notes to financial statements



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                  TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                     (A California limited partnership)

                    Statements of Cash Flows--Continued

                For the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996
                           (Amounts in thousands)
                                (unaudited)


Supplemental Disclosures:

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

The following table summarizes the amounts of Equipment purchases, proceeds from
sale   of  limited  partnership  units,  proceeds  from   sale   of   Equipment,
distributions to partners and syndication and offering costs which had not  been
paid or received by the Partnership as of June 30, 1997 and 1996,  and  December
31, 1996 and 1995,  resulting  in differences in amounts recorded and amounts of
cash disbursed or received by the Partnership,  as shown in  the  Statements  of
Cash Flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.
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<CAPTION>

                                                                           June 30     Dec. 31     June 30     Dec. 31
                                                                              1997        1996        1996        1995
                                                                           -------     -------     -------     -------
<S>                                                                  <C>                <C>         <C>         <C>
Equipment purchases included in:
     Due to affiliates................................................$          3           2         179         109
     Equipment purchases payable......................................         957          24         132       1,935

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units included in:
     Accounts receivable..............................................           -         137          12           -

Proceeds from sale of Equipment included in:
     Due from affiliates..............................................          12           1           9          28

Distributions to partners included in:
     Due to affiliates................................................          30          16           -           -
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities.........................          55          22           -           -

Syndication and offering costs included in:
     Due from affiliates..............................................           -           -          12           -
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The  following  table  summarizes  the amounts of Equipment  purchases,  sale of
limited  partnership  units,  proceeds from sale of Equipment,  distributions to
partners, and syndication and offering costs recorded by the Partnership and the
amounts  paid or  received  as shown in the  Statements  of Cash  Flows  for the
six-month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.
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<CAPTION>

                                                                                                    1997        1996

<S>                                                                                         <C>                <C>  
Equipment purchases recorded.........................................................       $      2,828       3,243
Equipment purchases paid.............................................................              1,894       4,976

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units recorded.............................             11,834       2,371
Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units received.............................             11,971       2,359

Proceeds from sale of Equipment recorded.............................................                129          25
Proceeds from sale of Equipment received.............................................                118          44

Distributions to partners declared...................................................              1,592           -
Distributions to partners paid.......................................................              1,545           -

Syndication and offering costs recorded..............................................              1,065         213
Syndication and offering costs paid..................................................              1,065         225

See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                 TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                    (A California limited partnership)

                       Notes to Financial Statements

                              June 30, 1997
     (Dollar amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
                               (unaudited)

Note 1. General

       Textainer  Equipment  Income  Fund  VI,  L.P.  (the  Partnership)  is   a
       California Limited Partnership founded in 1995. The Partnership owns  and
       leases a fleet of  intermodal  marine  cargo  container  equipment   (the
       Equipment) to international shipping lines.

       The accompanying  interim financial  statements have not been audited  by
       an independent public accountant.  However,  all adjustments (which  were
       only  normal and  recurring  adjustments),  which are, in the opinion  of
       management,  necessary to fairly  present the financial  position of  the
       Partnership  as of June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996,  and the  results
       of its operations,  changes in partners' capital, and cash flows for  the
       six-month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, have been made.

       The financial information presented herein should be read in  conjunction
       with  the  audited  financial  statements  and  the  accompanying   Notes
       included  in  the  Partnership's  audited  financial  statements  as   of
       December 31, 1996.

       Certain estimates  and  assumptions  were  made  by   the   Partnership's
       management  that affect the reported  amounts of assets  and  liabilities
       and disclosures of contingent  assets and liabilities at the date of  the
       financial  statements  and the reported  amounts of revenue and  expenses
       during the reporting period.  Actual  results  could  differ  from  those
       estimates.

       Certain reclassifications  of prior year amounts have been made in  order
       to conform with the 1997 financial statement presentation.

Note 2. Damage Protection Plan

       The Partnership offers a Damage Protection Plan (the Plan) to lessees  of
       its  Equipment.  Under  the  terms of the Plan,  the  Partnership   earns
       additional  revenues on a daily  basis and,  as a result,  has agreed  to
       bear certain repair costs. It is the  Partnership's  policy to  recognize
       revenue  when  earned and to provide a reserve  sufficient  to cover  the
       Partnership's  obligation for estimated future repair costs. At June  30,
       1997 and  December  31,  1996,  this  reserve  was equal to $84 and  $77,
       respectively.

Note 3. Acquisition of Equipment

       During  the  six-month  periods  ended  June  30,  1997  and  1996,   the
       Partnership  purchased  Equipment  with a cost  of  $2,828  and   $3,243,
       respectively.

Note 4. Transactions with Affiliates

       Textainer Capital Corporation (TCC) is the managing general partner,  and
       Textainer Equipment  Management Limited (TEM) and Textainer Limited  (TL)
       are the  associate  general  partners of the  Partnership.  The  managing
       general partner and associate general partners are collectively  referred
       to as the General Partners.  The General Partners manage and control  the
       affairs  of the  Partnership.  The  General  Partners  also  act in  this
       capacity for other limited partnerships.  Textainer Acquisition  Services
       Limited  (TAS) is an affiliate of the General  Partners  which   performs
       services  relative to the  acquisition  of Equipment  outside the  United
       States  on  behalf  of  the  Partnership.  TCC,  TEM,  TL  and  TAS   are
       subsidiaries of Textainer Group Holdings  Limited (TGH).  TCC  Securities
       Corporation  (TSC),  a licensed  broker and dealer in securities  and  an
       affiliate of the General Partners,  was the Managing Sales agent for  the
       offering of units for sale. The General  Partners manage and control  the
       affairs of the Partnership.

       In  accordance with the  Partnership  Agreement,  and subject to  special
       allocations described  therein,  net earnings or losses  and  partnership
       distributions are generally  allocated 9.5% to the General  Partners  and
       90.5% to the Limited  Partners.  Items of income and gain  are  specially
       allocated to the General Partners to the extent their  capital  accounts'
       show a deficit.

       As part of the operation of the Partnership, the Partnership is to pay to
       the General Partners an incentive management fee, an equipment management
       fee and an equipment  liquidation fee, as well as reimbursing the General
       Partners  for certain  administrative  costs.  These fees are for various
       services provided in connection with the administration and management of
       the  Partnership.  The  Partnership  incurred  $71 and $ 38 of  incentive
       management  fees during the six- and  three-month  periods ended June 30,
       1997.  There  were no  incentive  management  fees  paid  to the  General
       Partners for the six- and  three-month  periods  ended June 30, 1996.  No
       equipment liquidation fees were incurred in either period.

       The  Equipment  of the  Partnership  is  managed  by TEM.  In its role as
       manager,  TEM has authority to acquire,  hold,  manage,  lease,  sell and
       dispose of the Partnership's Equipment.  Additionally, TEM holds, for the
       payment  of direct  operating  expenses,  a reserve of cash that has been
       collected from container leasing operations; such cash is included in the
       amount due from and due to  affiliates  at June 30, 1997 and December 31,
       1996.

       Subject  to  certain   reductions,   TEM  receives  a  monthly  Equipment
       management  fee  equal  to 7% of gross  lease  revenues  attributable  to
       operating  leases and 2% of gross  lease  revenues  attributable  to full
       payout  net  leases.  These  fees  totaled  $182 and $91 for the six- and
       three-month  periods  ended  June  30,  1997  and  $115  and  $62 for the
       comparable periods in 1996, respectively.  The Equipment is leased by TEM
       to third-party  lessees on operating master leases,  spot leases and term
       leases.  The majority are operating  master leases with limited terms and
       no purchase options.

       Certain  indirect  general  and  administrative  costs such as  salaries,
       employee  benefits,  taxes and  insurance,  are  incurred  in  performing
       administrative  services  necessary to the operation of the  Partnership.
       These costs are borne by TCC and TEM. Costs  allocated to the Partnership
       for salaries  were $101 and $53 during the six- and  three-month  periods
       ended June 30, 1997 and $74, and $36 for the comparable  periods in 1996,
       respectively.  Other general and administrative  costs allocated were $84
       and $41 for the six- and three-month  periods ended June 30, 1997 and $77
       and $40 for the comparable periods in 1996,  respectively.  TEM allocates
       these costs based on the ratio of the  Partnership's  interest in managed
       Equipment  to the total  Equipment  managed  by TEM  during  the  period.
       Indirect  general  and  administrative  costs  allocated  by  TEM  to the
       Partnership  were $160 and $81 for the six- and three-month  periods from
       June 30,  1997 and  $130,  and $67 for the  comparable  periods  in 1996,
       respectively.

       TCC  allocates   indirect  general  and   administrative   costs  to  the
       Partnership  based on the  ratio of the  Partnership's  Equipment  to the
       total Equipment of all limited partnerships managed by TCC. TCC allocated
       $25 and $13 of these  indirect costs to the  Partnership  during the six-
       and  three-month  periods  ended  June  30,  1997  and $21 and $9 for the
       comparable periods in 1996, respectively.

       The General  Partners or TAS may acquire  Equipment in their own name and
       hold  title on a  temporary  basis for the  purpose of  facilitating  the
       acquisition of such Equipment for the Partnership. The Equipment may then
       be resold to the Partnership on an all-cash basis at a price equal to the
       actual cost, as defined in the Partnership Agreement.

       The Partnership paid a managing sales agent fee to TSC of up to 9% of the
       gross proceeds from the sale of limited partnership units, from which TSC
       paid  commissions  to  independent   participating   broker/dealers   who
       participated in the offering.  The amount of the managing sales agent fee
       and the  broker/dealers'  commissions  were  determined  by the volume of
       units sold to each investor by the  broker/dealers.  The General Partners
       or  TSC  have  paid,  out  of  their  own  corporate   funds,  all  other
       organization,  offering  and joint  sales  costs  incurred by the General
       Partners or TSC.

       As of June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996, due to affiliates is comprised
       of:

                                                                   1997     1996
        Due from affiliates:
         Due from TSC.......................................  $      -       158
         Due from TEM.......................................        68         -
                                                                  -----    -----
                                                              $     68       158
                                                                   ====     ====

        Due to affiliates:
         Due to TEM.........................................  $      -       172
         Due to TL..........................................        30        16
         Due to TCC.........................................         8         -
         Due to TSC.........................................         -         7
                                                                  -----    -----
                                                              $     38       195
                                                                   ====     ====


       These amounts  receivable from and payable to affiliates were incurred in
       the  ordinary  course  of  business   between  the  Partnership  and  its
       affiliates and represent timing differences in the accrual and payment of
       expenses and fees  described  above or the accrual and  remittance of net
       rental revenues by TEM.

       It is the policy of the  Partnership  and the General  Partners to charge
       interest on intercompany balances which are outstanding for more than one
       month,  to the  extent  such  balances  relate  to  loans  for  Equipment
       purchases.  Interest  is charged at a rate not  greater  than the General
       Partners' or affiliates' own cost of funds. There was no interest expense
       incurred on intercompany  balances for the six- and  three-month  periods
       ended June 30, 1997.  During the six- and three-month  periods ended June
       30, 1996, the  Partnership  incurred $128 and $72 in interest  charged by
       the General Partners.

Note 5.  Rentals under Operating Leases

       The following is a schedule by year of minimum future rentals  receivable
       on noncancelable operating leases as of June 30, 1997:

       Year ended June 30:

       1998..................................................       $ 667
       1999..................................................          35
       2000..................................................           8
                                                                     -----
       Total minimum future rentals receivable...............       $ 710
                                                                      ===




Note 6.  Revolving Credit Line

        The Partnership  had a short-term  credit line of $25,000 which was used
        for Equipment  purchases.  Balances  borrowed under this credit facility
        bore  interest at either the Prime Rate plus .25%,  or LIBOR plus 1.75%,
        and were secured by all assets of the Partnership.  The Partnership paid
        a  commitment  fee of  1/2%  per  annum  on the  unused  portion  of the
        facility.  This  credit  line  was paid in full on  March  30,  1997 and
        expired on June 30, 1997.

Note 7.  Commitments

        At June 30,  1997,  the  Partnership  has  committed to purchase 600 new
        containers  at an  approximate  total  purchase  price of $1,257.  These
        commitments  were made to TAS, which, as the contracting  party,  has in
        turn committed to purchase this Equipment on behalf of the Partnership.
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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

                           (Dollar amounts in thousands)

The Financial Statements contain information which will assist in evaluating the
financial  condition of the Partnership for the  six-  and  three-month  periods
ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.  Please  refer  to the  Financial  Statements  and
Notes thereto in connection with the following discussion.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The  Partnership  began its  offering of limited  partnership  interests  to the
public on May 10, 1996. The Partnership received its minimum subscription amount
of $1,100 on June 17,  1996 and  terminated  the  offering  on April 30, 1997 at
$36,968.

The Managing  General  Partner decided to terminate the  Partnership's  Offering
effective  April 30,  1997  primarily  due to the  decrease in demand for leased
containers  and the  associated  decline  in lease  rates and  utilization.  The
decline in demand for leased containers,  the Partnership's  principal business,
is described more fully below under "Results of Operations".

The decline in demand for leased  containers  has been  accompanied by a drop in
the purchase price of new containers.  Due to this drop in container prices, the
Managing General Partner  believed that additional  investment in containers was
warranted and has invested available offering proceeds in containers.

The Partnership had a short-term  revolving  credit facility (the Facility) with
an available  limit of $25,000  which  expired June 30, 1997.  On March 30, 1997
this credit line was paid in full by the  Partnership  from  offering  proceeds.
Balances borrowed under the Facility bore interest at either the Prime Rate plus
 .25%,  or LIBOR plus 1.75%,  and were secured by all assets of the  Partnership.
The Partnership paid a commitment fee of 1/2% per annum on the unused portion of
the  Facility.  This fee, as well as the interest on any amounts  borrowed,  was
payable quarterly in arrears.

The  Partnership's  policy is to maintain minimum working capital reserves in an
amount equal to 1% of aggregate offering proceeds during the Offering Period and
until  proceeds  received  in the  Offering  (less  reserves)  are  invested  in
Equipment.  Thereafter,  working  capital  reserves may be  established  at such
levels  as the  Managing  General  Partner  deems  necessary  to serve  the best
interest of the  Partnership,  but in no event less than the lesser of (i) 1% of
aggregate  offering  proceeds;  or (ii) $100. (See "Business of the Partnership:
Reserves" in the Prospectus.)  The Partnership  invests working capital and cash
flow from  operations  prior to its  distribution to the partners in short-term,
liquid  investments.  At June 30,  1997,  the  Partnership's  cash of $2,130 was
invested in money market accounts.

During the six-month  period ended June 30, 1997, the Partnership  declared cash
distributions  to limited  partners  pertaining to the period from December 1996
through May 1997 in the amount of $1,434. These distributions represent a return
of 10% of original capital  (measured on an annualized  basis) on each unit from
December  1996  through  March 1997 and 9% of original  capital  (measured on an
annualized  basis) on each unit from April  1997  through  June 1997.  On a GAAP
basis $921 of these  distributions  was a return of capital  and the balance was
from net  earnings.  On a cash  basis,  $1,283 of these  distributions  was from
operations and the balance was from reserves.

At June 30, 1997, the  Partnership  had committed to purchase 600 new containers
at an approximate  total purchase price of $1,257.  The  Partnership  expects to
fund the  purchase  of the  Equipment  with its cash on hand.  In the  event the
Partnership  decides not to purchase the Equipment,  one of the General Partners
or an affiliate of the General  Partners  will acquire the Equipment for its own
account.

For the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996,  the  Partnership  had net cash
provided  by  operating  activities  of $1,283  and  $1,483,  respectively.  The
decrease was  primarily  attributable  to a decrease in due to  affiliates,  net
offset  by  increases   in  net  earnings  and  accounts   payable  and  accrued
liabilities.  Due to affiliates, net, decreased due to timing differences in the
accrual and payment of expenses and fees or in the accrual and remittance of net
rental revenues.  The increase in net earnings is primarily  attributable to the
increase  in the  average  fleet size in 1997 as  compared to the same period in
1996. The increase in accounts payable and accrued  liabilities is due to timing
differences  in the accrual and payment of expenses and fees and the increase in
the average fleet size.

Net cash used in investing  activities  for the six-month  period ended June 30,
1997  was  $785  compared  to  $5,379  for the same  period  in 1996.  Equipment
purchases  decreased between periods primarily due to the Partnership  utilizing
available  cash for the repayment of the credit  facility  during 1997. Net cash
used in investing  activities for the six-months  ended June 30, 1997,  included
the return of restricted  funds of $991,  previously  held as collateral for the
Facility.

Net cash  provided by  financing  activities  was $581 for the six month  period
ended  June 30,  1997 as  compared  to $6,068 for the same  period in 1996.  The
decrease in net cash provided by financing  activities  was primarily due to the
repayment of the Facility and payments  made for  distributions  to partners and
syndication  and  offering  costs.  The  decrease  was offset by the  receipt of
proceeds from the sales of limited partnership units.


Results of Operations

Because  the  Partnership  has only  recently  been  formed,  the results of its
operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 1997  and  1996  are  not
representative  of the results  expected after the completion of the purchase of
the initial  portfolio of Equipment.  The Partnership  sustained net earnings of
$567 and a net loss of $552 during the six months  ended June 30, 1997 and 1996,
respectively.  These financial results include  non-cash  depreciation  expenses
of $911 and $738 for the respective periods. 

The  Partnership's  income from  operations,  which  consist of rental  revenue,
Equipment  depreciation,  direct operating expenses,  management fees, interest,
and reimbursement of  administrative  expenses were directly related to the size
of the Equipment  fleet during the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.  The
following is a summary of the size of the Equipment  fleet (in units) at the end
of each quarter during period from February 1, 1995 (inception) through June 30,
1997.

              June 30, 1995.................         198
              September 30, 1995............       3,995
              December 31, 1995.............       6,614
              March 31, 1996................       7,239
              June 30, 1996.................       7,596
              September 30, 1996............       8,143
              December 31, 1996.............       9,099
              March 31, 1997................       9,083
              June  30, 1997................      10,211
                                 

Rental  income and direct  operating  expenses  are also  affected  by the lease
utilization  percentages  for the  Equipment  which  were 82% and 73% on average
during  the six  months  ended  June 30,  1997  and  1996,  respectively.  Lease
utilization  percentages tend to increase  gradually during the initial purchase
and lease-up  phase of the  Partnership's  container  fleet.  Carefully  managed
additions  of  Equipment  and the time  required  to lease the  added  Equipment
contribute  to the lease  utilization  percentage  growth.  In addition,  rental
income is affected by daily rental rates.

The following is a comparative  analysis of the results of operation for the six
month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.

The Partnership's income from operations for the six month period ended June 30,
1997 was $627 on gross rental income of $2,608, compared to $365 on gross rental
income of $1,641 for the same  period in 1996.  The largest  component  of total
rental income is income from container rentals,  which increased by $859 or 55%,
from 1996 to 1997. Income from container rentals is largely dependent upon three
factors:  equipment  available for lease (average  inventory),  average  on-hire
(utilization)  percentage  and average daily rental rates.  Average  utilization
increased 13%,  average daily rental rates were unchanged and average  inventory
increased  36%.  Despite  these  increases,  though,  general  demand for leased
containers has declined, as described below.

Container  utilization  began to decline in late 1995 and that decline persisted
throughout 1996 and into the first quarter of 1997. The General Partners believe
that this  decrease  in demand  for leased  containers  is the result of adverse
changes in the business of its shipping line  customers.  These changes  consist
principally  of: (i) a general  slowdown  in the  growth of world  containerized
cargo  trade,  particularly  in the  Asia-North  America and  Asia-Europe  trade
routes;  (ii)  over-capacity  resulting from the 1996 and 1997 additions of new,
larger  ships to the  existing  container  ship fleet at a rate in excess of the
growth rate in containerized  cargo trade; and (iii) shipping line alliances and
other  operational  consolidations  that have allowed  shipping lines to operate
with fewer containers,  thereby decreasing the demand for leased containers. The
container  ship  over-capacity  in  particular  led  to  lower  shipping  rates,
resulting in shipping lines' need to reduce operating costs. The drive to reduce
costs,  coupled  with  the  availability  of  inexpensive  financing  and  lower
container prices,  encouraged  shipping lines to purchase,  rather than lease, a
greater  number of new containers in 1996 than in previous  years.  All of these
factors  have led to downward  pressure on container  lease rates,  a decline in
utilization  of leased  containers,  and an increase in leasing  incentives  and
other  discounts being granted to shipping lines by container  lessors,  further
eroding Partnership  profitability.  The decline in demand for leased containers
has been accompanied by a drop in the purchase price of new containers.

During the  second  quarter of 1997,  there was a slight  improvement  in market
conditions  as  utilization  improved  and  continues  to improve into the third
quarter of 1997.  Despite  the  improving  utilization,  for the near term,  the
General Partners do not foresee  material  changes in current market  conditions
and caution  that both  utilization  and lease rates  could  decline,  adversely
affecting the Partnership's operating results.

Substantially  all of the  Partnership's  rental income was  generated  from the
leasing of the  Equipment  under  short-term  operating  leases.  The balance of
rental  income  consists of other  lease-related  items,  primarily  income from
charges to the lessees  for  pick-up of  containers  from prime  locations  less
credits  granted  to lessees  for  leasing  containers  from  surplus  locations
(location income),  income for handling and returning containers and income from
charges to lessees for a damage  protection plan (DPP). For the six month period
ended  June 30,  1997,  the total of these  other  revenue  items  was $174,  an
increase of $108  compared to the  equivalent  period in 1996.  The  increase is
primarily due to the increase in fleet size.

Direct operating  expenses,  excluding bad debt expense,  increased by $310 from
the six month  period  ended  June 30,  1996,  to the same  period in 1997.  The
primary components of this increase were increases in storage, handling, DPP and
repositioning  expenses.  These  increases were primarily due to the increase in
fleet size.

Bad  debt  expense  increased  $42  between  periods  and  depreciation  expense
increased by $173, or 23%, from the six month periods ended June 30, 1996 to the
same period in 1997.  These  increases  are primarily due to the increase in the
Partnership's average fleet size between periods.

Management  fees  increased  $138 from the six months ended June 30, 1996 to the
equivalent period in 1997 due to increases in incentive and equipment management
fees.  Incentive  management fees, which are based on the Partnership's  limited
and general partner  distribution  percentage and partners'  capital,  increased
$71,  or 100% in line with the  commencement  of partner  distributions  and the
increase in  partners'  capital from the six month period ended June 30, 1996 to
the   equivalent   period  in  1997.   Equipment   management   fees   increased
proportionally  with the increase in rental  income and were 7% of gross revenue
for both periods.

General and  administrative  costs to affiliates  increased by 23%, or $34, from
the six month period  ended June 30, 1996 to the same period in 1997,  primarily
due to the increase in the average container fleet.

Other  expense  decreased  $857 from the six month period ended June 30, 1996 to
the same period in 1997, representing a decrease of $815 in interest expense and
an  increase  of $42 in gain on sale of  equipment.  Interest  expense  declined
primarily due to the decline in borrowings  from the six month period ended June
30, 1996, to the equivalent period in 1997.

A comparative  analysis of the results of operations  for the three months ended
June 30, 1997 and 1996 was performed and the  comparison  indicated that changes
in all financial items were directly  related to the increase in the size of the
container fleet.

Although  substantially  all of the  Partnership's  income  from  operations  is
derived from assets employed in foreign operations, virtually all of this income
is  denominated  in United  States  dollars.  The  Partnership's  customers  are
international  shipping  lines  which  transport  goods on  international  trade
routes.  The  domicile  of the lessee is not  indicative  of where the lessee is
transporting  the  Equipment.  The  Partnership's  business  risk in its foreign
operations lies with the  creditworthiness of the lessees, and the Partnership's
ability to keep the Equipment under lease at profitable  rates,  rather than the
geographic  location  of the  Equipment  or the  domicile  of the  lessees.  The
Equipment is generally  operated on the  international  high seas rather than on
the  domestic  waterways.  The  Equipment is subject to the risk of war or other
political,  economic or social occurrence where the Equipment is used, which may
result in the loss of Equipment,  which,  in turn, may have a material impact on
the  Partnership's  results of operations and financial  condition.  The General
Partners are not aware of any  conditions as of June 30, 1997 which would result
in such risk materializing.

Other risks of the Partnership's  leasing  operations include  competition,  the
cost of  repositioning  Equipment  after  it  comes  off-lease,  the  risk of an
uninsured  loss,  increases in maintenance  expenses or other costs of operating
the  Equipment,  and the effect of world trade,  industry  trends and/or general
business and economic cycles on the Partnership's operations. See "Risk Factors"
in the Partnership's Prospectus, as supplemented,  for additional information on
risks of the Partnership's business.



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                                    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, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                                        (A California Limited Partnership)

                                        By Textainer Capital Corporation
                                        The Managing General Partner



                                        By____________________________
                                            John R. Rhodes
                                            Executive Vice President



Date: August 14, 1997

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of Textainer  Capital
Corporation,  the Managing General Partner of the Registrant,  in the capacities
and on the dates indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Signature                                    Title                                      Date




                                                                                        
<S>                                          <C>                                        <C>
____________________________                 Executive Vice President,                  August 14, 1997
John R. Rhodes                               (Principal Financial and
                                             Accounting Officer) and
                                             Secretary


____________________________                 President (Principal Executive             August 14, 1997
James E. Hoelter                             Officer) and Director




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                                       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, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                                        (A California Limited Partnership)

                                         By Textainer Capital Corporation
                                         The Managing General Partner



                                         By /s/John R. Rhodes
                                            ____________________________
                                               John R. Rhodes
                                               Executive Vice President


Date: August 14, 1997

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of Textainer  Capital
Corporation,  the Managing General Partner of the Registrant,  in the capacities
and on the dates indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Signature                                  Title                                       Date



<S>                                        <C>                                         <C> 
/s/John R. Rhodes                          Executive Vice President,                   August 14, 1997
-------------------------                  (Principal Financial and
John R. Rhodes                             Accounting Officer) and
                                           Secretary

/s/James E. Hoelter                        President (Principal Executive              August 14, 1997
-----------------------                    Officer) and Director
James E. Hoelter                           


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