Exhibit 99.1

                         STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION
                    280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10017-1216

PRESS RELEASE                                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Investor Relations
Standard Automotive Corporation
(212) 286-1300
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                 STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THAT
           STEVEN J. MERKER RESIGNS AS CHAIRMAN TO PURSUE NEW VENTURE

Hillsborough, New Jersey, June 5, 2001 --- Standard Automotive Corporation
(AMEX: AJX) today announced that Steven J. Merker resigned as Chairman of the
Board of Directors upon which he served for the last three years. Mr. Merker
will devote the majority of his time to a new entrepreneurial enterprise serving
the needs of the power generation, telecommunications, and electronics
industries.

Mr. Merker helped establish Standard and played a central role in developing and
executing its strategic growth strategy. During this important period for
Standard, Mr. Merker has agreed to continue as a member of its Board of
Directors. Mr. Merker has been instrumental in the selection of newly elected
independent directors and strengthening Standard's executive management team.

Mr. Merker says: "While I will miss my regular contact with the many fine people
at Standard, and shareholders who have supported the company, I am confident the
firm is being led by an experienced and talented team that will successfully
navigate these challenging times in our industries."

Standard Automotive Corporation is a diversified company with production
facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Standard
manufactures precision products for the aerospace, nuclear, industrial and
military markets; it designs and builds remotely operated systems used in
contaminated waste cleanup; it designs and manufacturers trailer chassis used in
transporting maritime and railroad shipping containers; and it builds a broad
line of specialized dump truck bodies, dump trailers, and related products.
Through its Providence Group, Standard provides engineering professional
services to both government and commercial industry.

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This release contains certain forward-looking statement, which involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors not under the Company's control,
which may cause actual results, performance, and achievements of the Company to
be materially different from the results, performance or expectations of the
Company. These factors may include, but are not limited to those detailed in the
Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.