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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1
(Mark One)
[ X ]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
       ACT OF 1934   [FEE REQUIRED]

For the fiscal year ended           DECEMBER 31, 2000
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[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

                          Commission file number 1-4743
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                          STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        NEW YORK                                              11-1362020
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(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

TITLE OF EACH CLASS                   NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED
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COMMON STOCK                                  NEW  YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      NONE
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                                (TITLE OF CLASS)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained to the best
of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

The aggregate market value of the Common voting stock based on a closing price
on the New York Stock Exchange on February 28, 2001 of $9.90 per share held by
non-affiliates of the registrant was $69,613,731. For purposes of the foregoing
calculation, all directors and officers have been deemed to be affiliates, but
the registrant disclaims that any of such are affiliates.

As of the close of business on February 28, 2001 there were 12,445,179 shares
outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock.

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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE


The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000, is solely to correct a typographical error in the
date of the Independent Auditor's Report. In the original filing, the date on
the report was stated as February 23, 2000. The correct date is February 23,
2001. The Independent Auditor's Report is reprinted in full and, except for the
change in the date, is identical to the Independent Auditor's Report, as
originally filed.


















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ITEM 8.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
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The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Standard Motor Products, Inc.

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Standard Motor Products, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Standard Motor
Products, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2000, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



                                                                  KPMG LLP

New York, New York
February 23, 2001,
except as to the second and third paragraphs
of note 7 which are as of March 14, 2001


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                                   SIGNATURE



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form
10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                                  STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
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                                                         (Registrant)





NOVEMBER 29, 2001                                          JAMES J. BURKE
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  (Date)                                                 Vice President Finance,
                                                         Chief Financial Officer




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