SCHEDULE 13G

                        Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934


                                              4
                                       (Amendment No.)

                              Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation
                                       (Name of Issuer)

                                        Common stock
                                (Title of Class of Securities)


                                           032037103
                                        (CUSIP Number)


1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
  S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

  Van Den Berg Management
  TAX # 953017097     

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

  A
  B x

3 SEC USE ONLY


4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

  USA

5 SOLE VOTING POWER       

  2,550

6 SHARED VOTING POWER              

  808,448

7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER           

  2,550

8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    

  808,448

9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

  810,998


10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

   N/A

11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

   8.35%

12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

   IA

Item 1.

  (a) Name of Issuer

      Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation

  (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

      600 Grant Street, Suite 4600
      Pittsburgh, PA  15219

Item 2.

  (a) Name of Person Filing

      VAN DEN BERG MANAGEMENT

  (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

      805 Las Cimas Parkway
      Suite 430
      Austin, Texas   78746

  (c) Citizenship

      USA

  (d) Title of Class of Securities

      Common stock

  (e) CUSIP Number

      032037103

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-l(b), or 13d-2(b), 
check whether the person filing is a:

 (a) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

 (b) Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act

 (c) Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the act

 (d) Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act

 (e) Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment 
 Advisers Act of 1940

 (f)  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of
 the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see 
 240.13d-l(b)(l)(ii)(F)

 (g)  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-l(b)(ii)(G) 
 (Note: See Item 7)

 (h) Group, in accordance with 240.13d-l(b)(l)(ii)(H)
 
Item 4. Ownership

  (a) Amount Beneficially Owned

      810,998

  (b) Percent of Class

      8.35%

  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

    (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote

          2,550

    (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote

          808,448

    (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

          2,550

    (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

          808,448

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.  


Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person     

        N/A

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which 
        Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

        N/A

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

        N/A 

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group           

        N/A

Item 10. Certification


After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I 
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, 
complete and correct.

                                        Date
                                        01/05/05
                                        Signature
                                        Jim Brilliant / Vice President
                                        Name/Title