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   PITTSBURGH, PA  October 19, 2005. . . . . Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation
(NYSE: AP) had sales of $56,632,000 and $177,873,000 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, against sales of $50,922,000
and $151,354,000 for the comparable prior year periods.  Net income (loss)
for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was $2,109,000 or
$0.22 per share and $(1,780,000) or $(0.18) per share and for the nine
months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was $6,759,000 or $0.69 per share
and $467,000 or $0.05 per share, respectively.  Income (loss) from
operations approximated $2,945,000 and $(2,005,000) for the three months
ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $9,300,000 and
$1,188,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.

     Third quarter income improved significantly when compared with the
losses reported in the same quarter in 2004 which resulted from curtailed
operations due to the flooding of a principal forged roll facility.  Income
before taxes for the nine months includes $2,320,000 of business
interruption proceeds from the resultant insurance claim which was
finalized in the second quarter of 2005.  Despite the continuing high level
of raw material and unprecedented energy costs, the Forged and Cast Rolls
segment continued to improve its income from operations.  Backlog of orders
stands at an all-time high and is reflective of the demand for rolling mill
rolls from steel producers throughout the world.  Operating income of the
Air and Liquid Processing group was relatively level with each of the two
preceding quarters.  However, demand for air handling equipment continued
to be weak causing the results of the segment to be lower than in the
comparable quarter in 2004.

     Operating results of the Corporation for the balance of the year are
expected to be similar to those of the third quarter.  Meanwhile, the
financial condition of the Corporation remains strong.


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                             AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION
                                  FINANCIAL SUMMARY



                          Three Months Ended Sept 30, Nine Months Ended Sept 30,
                               2005        2004         2005          2004


Sales                    $ 56,632,000 $ 50,922,000  $177,873,000  $151,354,000


Income (loss) from
  operations                2,945,000   (2,005,000)    9,300,000     1,188,000
Other income (expense)-net    140,000      (24,000)     (114,000)      244,000

Income (loss) before
 income taxes               3,085,000   (2,029,000)    9,186,000     1,432,000
Income tax provision
 (benefit)                    976,000     (249,000)    2,427,000       965,000



Net income (loss)        $  2,109,000 $ (1,780,000) $  6,759,000  $    467,000


Earnings per common share:
 Basic                   $       0.22 $     (0.18)  $       0.69  $       0.05
 Diluted                 $       0.21 $     (0.18)  $       0.69  $       0.05