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    <periodOfReport>2004-12-15</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000098720</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TRGL</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001164724</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BREWER DAVID M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>590 MADISON AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-12-15</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>24433</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1321994</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>PHD Partners LP</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 1,266,261 shares held directly by Mr. Brewer, 10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan and
45,733 shares held indirectly by Mr. Brewer through JD Associates. Mr. Brewer disclaims beneficial ownership of the 45,733
shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Not applicable.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ G.T. Graves III, Attorney-In-Fact for David M. Brewer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-12-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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X0202
4
2004-12-15
0
0000098720
TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP
TRGL
0001164724
BREWER DAVID M
590 MADISON AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10022
1
0
1
0
Common Stock
2004-12-15
4
G
0
24433
D
1321994
I
PHD Partners LP
Includes 1,266,261 shares held directly by Mr. Brewer, 10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan and
45,733 shares held indirectly by Mr. Brewer through JD Associates. Mr. Brewer disclaims beneficial ownership of the 45,733
shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares.
Not applicable.
/s/ G.T. Graves III, Attorney-In-Fact for David M. Brewer
2004-12-16