query: headquarters_location qvale
supports: Modena (Etruscan: "Mutna" Modenese: "Mòdna") is a city and "comune" (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is an automotive charitable event held each year on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, considered the most prestigious event of its kind. It is the finale of Monterey Car Week held in August every year. A "Concours d'Elegance" (French, literally "a competition of elegance") is an event open to both prewar and postwar collector cars in which they are judged for authenticity, function, history, and style. Classes are commonly arranged by type, marque (manufacturer), coachbuilder, country of origin, or time period. Judges select first-, second-, and third-place finishers for each class in the event, and the judges confer the "Best of Show" award on one car from the group of first-place winners. In addition, a group of honorary judgesindividuals who have made significant contributions to the automotive industry or motorsportsaward a number of subjective awards to recognize standout vehicles regardless of class ribbons, as well as memorial awards created to honor specific automotive industry personages. Approximately 15,000 spectators attend the event. De Tomaso Modena SpA was an Italian car-manufacturing company. It was founded by the Argentine-born Alejandro de Tomaso (19282003) in Modena in 1959. It originally produced various prototypes and racing cars, including a Formula One car for Frank Williams' team in 1970. Most of the funding for the automaker came from de Tomaso's brother-in-law's, Armory Haskell Jr, Rowan Industries. In 1971, Ford acquired an 84 per cent stake in De Tomaso from Rowan with Alejandro de Tomaso himself holding the balance. Ford would sell back their stake in the automaker in 1974 to Alejandro. The Jensen-Healey (197276) is a British two-seater convertible sports car, the best-selling Jensen of all time. In total 10,503 (10 prototypes, 3,347 Mk.1 and 7,146 Mk.2) were produced by Jensen Motors Ltd. in West Bromwich, England. A related fastback, the Jensen GT, was introduced in 1975. San Francisco (SF) (Spanish for Saint Francis) officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. It is the birthplace of the United Nations. Located at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula, San Francisco is about in area, making it the smallest countyand the only consolidated city-countywithin the state of California. With a density of about 18,451 people per square mile (7,124 people per km), San Francisco is the most densely settled large city (population greater than 200,000) in California and the second-most densely populated major city in the United States after New York City. San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in California, after Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose, and the 13th-most populous city in the United Stateswith a census-estimated 2015 population of 864,816. The city and its surrounding areas are known as the San Francisco Bay Area, and are a part of the larger OMB-designated San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland combined statistical area, the fifth most populous in the nation with an estimated population of 8.7 million. 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 Pacific 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. Qvale ( / kvli / k - VAHL - ee ) was an independent Italian car manufacturer founded in 2000 by the American Kjell Qvale 's son , Bruce 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 is very well known in the automotive community . Kjell was the first distributor for Jaguar on the west coast and one of the founders of the San Francisco Auto Show . Alejandro de Tomaso , an Italian car manufacturer with Argentine roots , had chosen the Biguà to revive his brand . The car was designed by Marcello Gandini , a designer for Lamborghini and Maserati . The Biguà was shown for the first time in 1996 , in Geneva . Financial troubles forced De Tomaso to look for a business partner whom he found in the American Bruce Qvale , an importer and distributor of a number of exclusive cars in the United States . The De Tomaso Biguà was renamed the Mangusta , a historic name ( see De Tomaso Mangusta ) . As the first cars were about to be delivered , Qvale and De Tomaso parted ways . Qvale took over the factory and the car 's production . De Tomaso , however , refused to allow the use of his name . The first Mangustas were delivered to their customers with De Tomaso badges , which subsequently had to be exchanged at the dealers for the now - official Qvale logos . Between 2000 and 2002 , Qvale built 284 cars , the majority of which were exported to the USA . The lack of a well - known brand name , the slowing economy , and the unusual design made marketing the car difficult . In 2003 , Qvale sold the rights to the Mangusta to Britain 's MG Rover Group . In 2004 , MG launched the MG SV and SVR . Designed by MGSR ( MG Sport & Racing , the racing division of the MG Rover Group ) , the SV was based on the structure , suspension , engine and gearbox of the Mangusta . The car was built largely in Italy , with some fitting and pre-delivery customisation in the UK .
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answer: modena