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:                                              May 6, 2004
Date of earliest event reported:                             May 6, 2004


                         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)





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         The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item 12 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 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

         On May 6, 2004, Core Molding Technologies, Inc. announced their
earnings for the first quarter ending March 31, 2004. 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 12.

         Exhibit
         Number         Exhibit
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         99(a)          Press release announcing earnings for Core Molding
                        Technologies, Inc. for the first quarter ending
                        March 31, 2004


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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      May 6, 2004                  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 earnings for Core Molding
                        Technologies, Inc. for the first quarter ending
                        March 31, 2004



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