SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report:                                    October 24, 2003
Date of earliest event reported:                   October 22, 2003


                         CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware                            001-12505                31-1481870
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(State of Other Jurisdiction       (Commission               (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)             File Number)              Identification No.)


800 Manor Park Drive, P.O. Box 28183
Columbus, Ohio                                               43228-0183
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(Address of Principle Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (614) 870-5000
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          (Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
















     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits,
is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current
Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into the filings of Core Molding Technologies, Inc.
under the Securities Act of 1933.

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURES

     On October 22, 2003, the Board of Directors of Core Molding Technologies,
Inc. announced the appointment of a new member to its board. A copy of the press
release announcing this event is included in this Form 8-K as exhibit 99(a).

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     All exhibits are furnished pursuant to Item 9.

     Exhibit
     Number           Exhibit
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     99(a)            Press release announcing appointment of new member to
                      the Board of Directors.

















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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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                              Core Molding Technologies, Inc.
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                                                       (Registrant)





Date       October 24, 2003            By        /s/ Herman F. Dick, Jr.
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                                                       (Signature)

                                                    Herman F. Dick, Jr.
                                           Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer





















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Index of Exhibits:

       Exhibit
        Number             Exhibit
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        99(a)              Press release announcing appointment of new member to
                           the Board of Directors.




























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