This invention involves a curable molding composition comprising a mixture of (a) a polyester of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein n has an average value between about 1.5 and 2, m is 2-n, R is the hydroxyl-free residue of a predominantly hydroxyl terminated polyester having a molecular weight not exceeding about 1500 and obtained by the condensation of a diol selected from the class consisting of 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropionate, the ethylene and propylene oxide derivatives of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, and mixtures thereof, and mixtures of ethylene glycol and said diols, with a dicarboxylic acid or anhydride selected from the class consisting of maleic and anhdride, fumaric acid, ortho-phthalic acid and anhydride, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, carbic acid and anhydride, and mixtures thereof, (b) maleic anhydride, (c) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer which forms a homogeneous mixture with and is copolymerizable with (a) and (b), and (d) one or more reinforcing fibers having a melting point or a glass transition temperature above about 130.degree. C.