Qvale was an independent Italian car manufacturer founded in 2000. Qvale's sole product was the Qvale Mangusta, originally the De Tomaso Biguà. In 2003, Qvale sold the rights to the Mangusta to MG Rover Group. Qvale spent a lifetime owning and racing thoroughbred racehorses.

Jun 2, 2019 · Kjell Qvale (pronounced “Shell Kervahley”) was twenty-eight and living the American dream. Born in Norway, he had arrived in America at the age of ten. “The only words I knew were ‘yes,’ ‘no’ and ‘stick ’em up.’”

Nov 13, 2013 · Kjell Qvale, who fell in love with a forest-green, wire-wheel MG sports car in the 1940s and went on to become one of the earliest American importers of European cars, ultimately selling a...

Nov 22, 2013 · San Francisco auto retailing visionary Kjell Qvale, who introduced California motorists to "foreign" cars at time when American-made cars reigned supreme in the United States, died Nov. 1. He was...

Qvale (/ k ə ˈ v ɑː l i / kə-VAHL-ee) was an independent Italian car manufacturer founded in 2000 by American Bruce Qvale, the son of businessman Kjell Qvale. Qvale's sole product was the Mangusta, originally the De Tomaso Biguà. Kjell Qvale founded British Motors in 1947 in San Francisco, California and was a well known importer of ...

Nov 7, 2013 · Mr. Qvale died on Saturday in San Francisco at the age of 94. Bruce Headley trained one of Mr. Qvale’s first winners, Trondheim, a horse named for the Norwegian town in which he was born.

Nov 3, 2013 · SAN FRANCISCO (November 4, 2013) -- Kjell “Mr. Q” Qvale, a legendary powerhouse in the international motor industry, died this weekend in San Francisco at the age of 94. Qvale was the...

Nov 5, 2013 · One of the most fascinating characters in the motoring world, Kjell Qvale, died on Saturday aged 94. Born in Trondheim, Norway, he moved to the US at the age of 10. He kicked off his association with motoring when he started importing MGs and selling them from premises in San Francisco.

Kjell Qvale passed away in San Francisco at the age of 94. Qvale was a pioneer in the intro of European sports cars in the United States.

Nov 6, 2013 · From what I can tell, his name was pronounced “Shell Quevale”. Kjell was born in Trondheim, Norway in 1919. He came to the US with his parents in 1929 and settled in Seattle, WA. He attended the University of Washington and became a US Navy pilot in WWII.