UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 5, 2004

                             STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           Delaware                      1-10959                33-0475989
(State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)

         15326 Alton Parkway
          Irvine, California                                       92618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 789-1600

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On October 5, 2004, Standard Pacific Corp. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing preliminary new home orders for the three month period ended
September 30, 2004 (the "Press Release"). Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated by reference herein is a copy of the Press Release.

                                    SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as a
mended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 5, 2004                               STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.

                                                    By: /s/ Andrew H. Parnes
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                                                        Andrew H. Parnes
                                                        Executive Vice President
                                                        Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                              Description
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    99.1            Press Release announcing preliminary new home orders for the
                    three month period ended September 30, 2004.


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