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    <periodOfReport>2004-12-17</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</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1ST FLOOR</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>2004-12-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>C</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>100000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>6.75</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1421994</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>PHD Partners LP</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-12-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>100000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>20.821</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1321994</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>PHD Partners LP</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Second amended and restated convertible debenture</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>6.75</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-12-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>C</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionTotalValue>
                    <value>675000</value>
                </transactionTotalValue>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>675000</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2006-03-31</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>100000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <valueOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1484746</value>
                </valueOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>PHD Partners LP</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 1,266,201 shares held by Mr. Brewer directly, 10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan,
100,000
shares held indirectly through PHD Partners, L.P., and 45,733 shares held indirectly by Mr. Brewer through JD Associates.
Mr. Brewer disclaims beneficial owndership of the 45,733 shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest in such shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 1,266,201 shares held by Mr. Brewer directly, 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 owndership of the 45,733 shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest in such shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Exercisable immediately.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ G.T. Graves III, Attorney-In-Fact for David M. Brewer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-12-21</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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2004-12-17
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0000098720
TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP
TRGL
0001164724
BREWER DAVID M
590 MADISON AVENUE
1ST FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10022
1
0
1
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Common Stock
2004-12-17
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C
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100000
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1421994
I
PHD Partners LP
Common Stock
2004-12-17
4
S
0
100000
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D
1321994
I
PHD Partners LP
Second amended and restated convertible debenture
6.75
2004-12-17
4
C
0
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675000
D
2006-03-31
Common Stock
100000
1484746
I
PHD Partners LP
Includes 1,266,201 shares held by Mr. Brewer directly, 10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan,
100,000
shares held indirectly through PHD Partners, L.P., and 45,733 shares held indirectly by Mr. Brewer through JD Associates.
Mr. Brewer disclaims beneficial owndership of the 45,733 shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest in such shares.
Includes 1,266,201 shares held by Mr. Brewer directly, 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 owndership of the 45,733 shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest in such shares.
Exercisable immediately.
/s/ G.T. Graves III, Attorney-In-Fact for David M. Brewer
2004-12-21