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    <periodOfReport>2006-07-28</periodOfReport>

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    <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 21ST 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>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-07-28</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>25.31</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1367594</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 1,266,861 shares held directly by Mr. Brewer,  10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan,
 45,000 shares
held indirectly through PHD Partners and 45,733 shares held indirectly by 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>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ G.Thomas Graves, III, Attorney-In-Fact for David M. Brewer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-07-31</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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X0202
4
2006-07-28
0
0000098720
TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP
TRGL
0001164724
BREWER DAVID M
590 MADISON AVENUE 21ST FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10022
1
0
0
0
Common Stock
2006-07-28
4
S
0
5000
25.31
D
1367594
D
Includes 1,266,861 shares held directly by Mr. Brewer,  10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan,
 45,000 shares
held indirectly through PHD Partners and 45,733 shares held indirectly by 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.
/s/ G.Thomas Graves, III, Attorney-In-Fact for David M. Brewer
2006-07-31