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                                                                     Exhibit 4.9

                             SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

         SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture"), dated as of
January 31, 2003, among Moduline Industries (Canada) Ltd., an Alberta
corporation (the "New Subsidiary Guarantor"), an indirect subsidiary of Champion
Enterprises, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Issuer"), the Issuer, and each
of its Subsidiaries listed in this Supplemental Indenture as a Subordinated
Subsidiary Guarantor (the "Existing Subsidiary Guarantors"), and Wells Fargo
Bank Minnesota, National Association (successor to Bank One Trust Company, N.A.,
a national banking association, as trustee under the indenture referred to below
(the "Trustee").

         A.       The Issuer and the Existing Subsidiary Guarantors have
heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture dated as of May 3,
1999, as supplemented July 30, 1999, October 4, 1999, February 10, 2000,
September 5, 2000, March 15, 2002, August 7, 2002 and January 13, 2003 (as such
may be amended from time to time, the "Indenture"), providing for the issuance
of the Issuer's 7 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2009 (the "Securities").

         B.       Section 12.07 of the Indenture provides that under certain
circumstances the Issuer is required to cause certain Subsidiaries (as defined
in the Indenture), including the New Subsidiary Guarantor, to execute and
deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which each such
Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee, on a subordinated basis, all of the
Issuer's obligations under the Securities and the Indenture on the terms set
forth in the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture.

         C.       Pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the
Issuer and the Existing Subsidiary Guarantors, are authorized to execute and
deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New
Subsidiary Guarantor, the Issuer, the Existing Subsidiary Guarantors and the
Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the
holders of the Securities as follows:

         1.       Definitions.

                  (a)      Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

                  (b)      For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture,
except as otherwise herein expressly provided or unless the context otherwise
requires: (i) the terms and expressions used herein shall have the same meanings
as corresponding terms and expressions used in the Indenture; and (ii) the words
"herein," "hereof" and "hereby" and other words of similar import used in this
Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not
to any particular section hereof.

         2.       Agreement to Guarantee. The New Subsidiary Guarantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, on a subordinated basis, to each
Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns the Guaranteed
Obligations subject to the conditions set forth in Articles

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.9

XII and XIII of the Indenture and agrees to be bound by all other applicable
provisions of the Indenture. From and after the date hereof, the New Subsidiary
Guarantor shall be a Subordinated Subsidiary Guarantor for all purposes under
the Indenture and the Securities.

         3.       Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of
Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects
ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof
shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a
part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Securities
heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

         4.       Governing Law. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL
GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION
OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

         5.       Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

         6.       Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of
this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of
them together represent the same agreement.

         7.       Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction thereof.

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.9

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

                                    MODULINE INDUSTRIES (CANADA) LTD.

                                    By: /s/ JOHN J. COLLINS, JR
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                            John J. Collins, Jr., Secretary

                                    CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

                                    By: /s/ JOHN J. COLLINS, JR
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                            John J. Collins, Jr., Secretary

                                    SUBORDINATED SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

                                    A-1 CHAMPION GP, INC.
                                    ALPINE HOMES, INC.
                                    AT LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A AMERICAN
                                      TRANSPORT, INC.)
                                    ART RICHTER INSURANCE, INC.
                                    AUBURN CHAMP, INC.
                                    BUILDERS CREDIT CORPORATION
                                    CAC FUNDING CORPORATION
                                    CARE FREE HOMES, INC.
                                    CHI, INC. (F/K/A CARNIVAL HOMES,  INC.)
                                    CHAMPION ENTERPRISES MANAGEMENT
                                      CO.
                                    CHAMPION FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                    CHAMPION GP, INC.
                                    CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
                                    CHAMPION RETAIL, INC.(F/K/A
                                      CHAMPION HOME CENTERS, INC.)
                                    CHAMPION HOME COMMUNITIES, INC.
                                    CHAMPION MOTOR COACH, INC.
                                    CHANDELEUR HOMES, INC.
                                    CLIFF AVE. INVESTMENTS, INC.
                                    CRESTPOINTE FINANCIAL SERVICES,  INC.
                                    CRH LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A CREST
                                      RIDGE HOMES, INC.)
                                    DUTCH HOUSING, INC.
                                    FHA LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A FACTORY

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.9

                                      HOMES OUTLET, INC.)
                                    FLEMING COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                    GATEWAY ACCEPTANCE CORP.
                                    GATEWAY MOBILE & MODULAR HOMES,
                                      INC.
                                    GATEWAY PROPERTIES CORP.
                                    GEM HOMES, INC.
                                    GM LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A GRAND
                                      MANOR, INC.)
                                    HOMEPRIDE FINANCE CORP.
                                    HOMEPRIDE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
                                    HAF LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A HOMES
                                      AMERICA FINANCE, INC.)
                                    HAA LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A HOMES
                                      AMERICA OF ARIZONA, INC.)
                                    HAC LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A HOMES
                                      AMERICA OF CALIFORNIA, INC.)
                                    HAO LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A HOMES
                                      AMERICA OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
                                    HAU LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A HOMES
                                      AMERICA OF UTAH, INC.)
                                    HAW LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A HOMES
                                      AMERICA OF WYOMING, INC.)
                                    HOMES OF LEGEND, INC.
                                    HOMES OF MERIT, INC.
                                    HP NATIONAL MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, INC.
                                    I.D.A., INC.
                                    ISEMAN CORP.
                                    LAMPLIGHTER HOMES, INC.
                                    LAMPLIGHTER HOMES (OREGON), INC.
                                    MODULINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                    NORTHSTAR CORPORATION
                                    PRAIRIE RIDGE, INC.
                                    REDMAN BUSINESS TRUST
                                    REDMAN HOMES, INC.
                                    REDMAN HOMES MANAGEMENT
                                      COMPANY, INC.
                                    REDMAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                    REDMAN INVESTMENT, INC.
                                    REDMAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES
                                      BUSINESS TRUST
                                    REDMAN RETAIL, INC.
                                    REGENCY SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
                                    SAN JOSE ADVANTAGE HOMES, INC.
                                    SERVICE CONTRACT CORPORATION
                                    SOUTHERN SHOWCASE FINANCE, INC.

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.9

                                    SOUTHERN SHOWCASE HOUSING, INC.
                                    STAR FLEET, INC.
                                    THE OKAHUMPKA CORPORATION
                                    TRADING POST MOBILE HOMES, INC.
                                    USAMH LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A U.S.A.
                                      MOBILE HOMES, INC.)
                                    VICTORY INVESTMENT COMPANY
                                    WESTERN HOMES CORPORATION
                                    WM LIQUIDATING CORP. (F/K/A
                                      WHITWORTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

                                    By: /s/ JOHN J. COLLINS, JR
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                            John J. Collins, Jr., Secretary

                                    THE UNDERSIGNED, IN THE CAPACITIES
                                    INDICATED, IS THE AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY FOR
                                    THE FOLLOWING SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

                                    GENESIS HOME CENTERS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                    HH LIQUIDATING L.P. (F/K/A HEARTLAND
                                      HOMES, L.P.

                                    By: /s/ JOHN J. COLLINS, JR.
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                            John J. Collins, Jr., as Secretary
                                            of Champion GP, Inc., General
                                            Partner of Genesis Home Centers,
                                            Limited Partnership and HH
                                            Liquidating L.P.

                                    A-1 HOMES GROUP, L.P.

                                    By: /s/ JOHN J. COLLINS, JR.
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                            John J. Collins, Jr., as Secretary
                                            of A-1 Champion GP, Inc., General
                                            Partner of A-1 Homes Group, L.P.

                                        HOMES OF KENTUCKIANA, L.L.C.

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.9

                                    By: /s/ JOHN J. COLLINS, JR.
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                            John J. Collins, Jr., as Secretary
                                            of Trading Post Mobile Homes, Inc.,
                                            Sole Member of Homes of Kentuckiana,
                                            L.L.C.

                                    WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A.,
                                    as Trustee

                                    By: /s/ TIMOTHY P. MOWDY
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Timothy P. Mowdy
                                    Title: Assistant Vice President

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