Exhibit 99.1

AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (the “Corporation”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert A. Paul, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, certify to my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (including subsections (a) (b) and (c) thereof), as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

/s/ ROBERT A. PAUL

Robert A. Paul

Chief Executive Officer

March 13, 2003