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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MAY 5, 2006


                          STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


           NEW YORK                      1-4743                 11-1362020
       (State or Other          (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employee
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)                            Identification Number)


           37-18 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK 11101
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)


        Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: 718-392-0200


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

      On May 5, 2006, Standard Motor Products, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March
31, 2006. A copy of such press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.

      The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c)   Exhibits.

      99.1  Press release dated March 5, 2006 announcing Standard Motor
            Products, Inc.'s financial results for the three months ended March
            31, 2006.


                                    SIGNATURE

      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.

                             STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.


                             By: /s/ James J. Burke
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                                 James J. Burke
                                 Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 5, 2006


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
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99.1              Press release dated May 5, 2006 announcing Standard Motor
                  Products, Inc.'s financial results for the three months ended
                  March 31, 2006.


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