Kjell Qvale

Kjell Qvale
Born(1919-07-17)July 17, 1919
Trondheim, Norway
DiedNovember 2, 2013(2013-11-02) (aged 94)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, thoroughbred race horse breeder
ChildrenJeff, Bruce

Kjell Qvale (July 7, 1919 – November 2, 2013) was a Norwegian-American business executive. Qvale was one of the key figures in the creation of the Jensen-Healey. Qvale became the first distributor for Jaguar on the West Coast. Qvale was one of the founders of the San Francisco Auto Show and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. He was credited with the concept of the Corkscrew signature corner of Laguna Seca.

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