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___MASK50___ ( Etruscan : " Mutna " Modenese : " Mòdna ") is a city and " comune " ( municipality ) on the south side of the Po Valley , in the Province of ___MASK50___ in the Emilia - Romagna region of northern Italy . The Jensen - Healey ( 1972  76 ) is a British two - seater convertible sports car , the ___MASK10___ - 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 ___MASK76___ , England . A related fastback , the Jensen GT , was introduced in 1975 . 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 ___MASK24___ 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 . ___MASK87___ ( SF ) ( Spanish for Saint Francis ) officially the City and County of ___MASK87___ , 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 ___MASK87___ Peninsula , ___MASK87___ is about in area , making it the smallest county  and the only consolidated city - county  within the state of California . With a density of about 18 , 451 people per square mile ( 7 , 124 people per km ), ___MASK87___ 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 ___MASK95___ City . ___MASK87___ is the fourth - most populous city in California , after Los Angeles , ___MASK91___ , and ___MASK16___ , and the 13th - most populous city in the United States  with a census - estimated 2015 population of 864 , 816 . The city and its surrounding areas are known as the ___MASK87___ Bay Area , and are a part of the larger OMB - designated ___MASK16___ - ___MASK87___ - Oakland combined statistical area , the fifth most populous in the nation with an estimated population of 8 . 7 million . The Pebble Beach Concours d ' Elegance is an automotive charitable event held each year on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach , ___MASK28___ , considered the most prestigious event of its kind . It is the finale of ___MASK74___ 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 judges  individuals who have made significant contributions to the automotive ___MASK19___ or motorsports  award a number of subjective awards to recognize standout vehicles regardless of class ribbons , as well as memorial awards created to honor specific automotive ___MASK19___ personages . Approximately 15 , 000 spectators attend the event . 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 ___MASK87___ , 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 ___MASK87___ 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 . De Tomaso ___MASK50___ SpA was an Italian car - manufacturing company . It was founded by the Argentine - born Alejandro de Tomaso ( 1928  2003 ) in ___MASK50___ 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 .