EXHIBIT 23.1




            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We have issued our reports dated March 15, 2006,  accompanying  the consolidated
financial   statements   and  schedule  and   management's   assessment  of  the
effectiveness  of internal  control  over  financial  reporting  included in the
Annual Report of Standard Motor  Products,  Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended
December  31, 2005,  which are  incorporated  by reference in this  Registration
Statement.  We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in the  Registration
Statement of the aforementioned reports.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

New York, New York
May 16, 2006