Car Photo of the Day: Name the car, from the engine

I really like this photo. I snapped it at the Art Center Car Show last summer in Pasadena, California. However, unless you are an aficionado of the marque, I imagine you would not be able to name the car. So I shot a photo of its engine bay and perhaps with these two hints you guys can name that car:

I have a bunch of shots taken from the Art Center show of some amazing, rare, and historic vehicles which I should start showing here. Stay tuned.