Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SILLS LAWRENCE I
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC [SMP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of Board and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC., 37-18 NORTHERN BLVD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2006
(Street)

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock-Owned By Wife (1)               2,812 D (1)  
Common Stock               289,687 I (2) See Note (2)
Common Stock 05/18/2006   A   2,000 A $ 7.9 703,261 D  
Common Stock               6,138 (3) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 23.59 09/18/1997   A   10,000   09/18/2001 09/18/2006 Common Stock 10,000 $ 23.59 10,000 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 23.84 05/27/1999   A   8,333   05/27/2001 05/27/2006 Common Stock 8,333 $ 23.84 8,333 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 24.84 05/27/1999   A   8,333   05/27/2002 05/27/2007 Common Stock 8,333 $ 24.84 8,333 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 9.29 05/18/2000   D     8,334 05/27/2002 05/27/2007 Common Stock 8,334 $ 9.29 8,334 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 10.29 05/18/2000   A   8,333   05/27/2002 05/27/2007 Common Stock 8,333 $ 10.29 8,333 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 11.29 05/18/2000   A   8,333   08/18/2003 05/18/2008 Common Stock 8,333 $ 11.29 8,333 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 13.74 02/14/2003   A   6,667   02/14/2004 02/14/2009 Common Stock 6,667 $ 13.74 6,667 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 14.74 02/14/2003   A   6,667   02/14/2005 02/14/2010 Common Stock 6,667 $ 14.74 6,667 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 15.74 02/14/2003   A   6,666   02/14/2005 02/14/2010 Common Stock 6,666 $ 15.74 6,666 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 13.55 05/24/2004   A   6,250   05/24/2005 05/24/2014 Common Stock 6,250 $ 13.55 6,250 D  
Stock Option-Common Stock $ 14.91 05/24/2004   A   6,250   05/24/2006 05/24/2014 Common Stock 6,250 $ 14.91 6,250 D  
Stock Option - Common Stock $ 10.55 05/19/2005   A   6,250   05/19/2006 05/19/2015 Common Stock 6,250 $ 10.55 6,250 D  
Stock Option - Common Stock $ 11.61 05/19/2005   A   6,250   05/19/2007 05/19/2015 Common Stock 6,250 $ 11.61 6,250 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SILLS LAWRENCE I
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
37-18 NORTHERN BLVD
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101		   X     Chairman of Board and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Lawrence I. Sills   05/22/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
(2) Trustee on 2 Family trusts
(3) Shares in ESOP Plan

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