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[1]) 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[2] and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.[1] He was credited with the concept of the Corkscrew signature corner of Laguna Seca.[3]

  1. ^ a b Kjell Qvale passes at 94 Archived 2013-11-06 at the Wayback Machine - Racer, 4 November 2013
  2. ^ Browning, Peter; Blunsden, John (1974). The Jensen Healey Stories. Croydon, Surrey, UK: Motor Racing Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-900549-21-1.
  3. ^ Kjell Qvale - SCCA Hall of Fame Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine