Exhibit 6

                                 GENERAL RELEASE

TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME OR MAY CONCERN, KNOW THAT

                FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., a New York corporation,

as RELEASOR, in consideration of the sum of $10.00 and other good and valuable
consideration received from ROBERT S. ELLIN, NANCY ELLIN, ATLANTIS EQUITIES,
INC., ROBERT ELLIN FAMILY 1997 TRUST, ROBERT ELLIN PROFIT SHARING PLAN, as
RELEASEE, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, releases and discharges
RELEASEE, RELEASEE'S, successors, affiliates and assigns, officers, directors,
employees and their respective affiliates, successors and assigns (all of the
foregoing, collectively, the "RELEASEES") from all actions, causes of action,
suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills,
specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises,
variances, trespasses, damages, judgments, extents, executions, claims, and
demands whatsoever, in law, admiralty or equity, which, against the RELEASEES,
the RELEASOR, RELEASOR'S successors and assigns ever had, now have or hereafter
can, shall or may, have for, upon, or by reasons of any matter, cause or thing
whatsoever from the beginning of the world to the date of the date of this
RELEASE, except that

RELEASOR expressly acknowledges and agrees that this RELEASE shall not apply to
RELEASEE'S agreements, obligations, covenants, undertakings, representations and
warranties contained in that certain (a) Settlement Agreement, dated April 11,
2002, between Robert S. Ellin, an individual residing at 350 East 79th Street,
New York, NY 10021 ("Ellin"), Nancy J. Ellin, an individual residing at 350 East
79th Street, New York, NY 10021 ("Nancy Ellin"), Atlantis Equities, Inc., a New
York corporation ("Atlantis"), Robert Ellin Family 1997 Trust, a trust formed
under the laws of the State of New York (the "Trust"), Robert Ellin Profit
Sharing Plan, a Plan formed under the laws of the United States of America (the
"Plan", and together with Ellin, Nancy Ellin, Atlantis and the "Trust", the
"Ellin Group") and Forward Industries, Inc., (b) Standstill Agreement, dated
April 11, 2002, between Ellin, Nancy Ellin, Atlantis, the Trust and the Plan and
Forward Industries, Inc., or (c) Letter Agreement, dated April 11, 2002, between
Atlantis Equities, Inc. and Forward Industries, Inc., the agreements, terms and
conditions of each of which (x) are hereby ratified and reaffirmed and (y) shall
survive the execution and delivery of this RELEASE and which constitute in sum
and substance the consideration for which this RELEASE is given.


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This RELEASE may not be changed orally.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the RELEASOR has caused this RELEASE to be executed on
April 11, 2002.

                                       FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                       By: /s/ Jerome E. Ball
                                          ---------------------------------
                                       Name: Jerome E. Ball
                                       Title: Chairman and CEO





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