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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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)       OCTOBER 30, 2003
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                          STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)


         NEW YORK                         1-4743                11-1362020
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  (State of other jurisdiction)         (Commission            (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                 File Number)        Identification No.)


    37-18 NORTHERN BLVD., LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.                   11101
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         (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code           (718) 392-0200
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ITEM 12.    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On October 30, 2003, Standard Motor Products, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and a
quarterly dividend. A copy of the 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.












                                    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: October 31, 2003


















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
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99.1              Press Release, dated October 30, 2003, announcing Standard
                   Motor Products, Inc. third quarter ended September 30, 2003
                   financial results and a quarterly dividend.























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