Daniel Shanahan's Jaguar XK-120
 
 
From Daniel:  "It was purchased in its current iteration in 1961 by Irvin Thiessen.  He lived in Salinas, California at that time and owned the car until his death a year ago."

 
"The “customization” appears to have been done on purpose, not as a result of any collision repair.  Family lore has it that the car was raced on the Pebble Beach course and I've found some reference, (but no photographs) to a supercharged XK in Art Evans and/or Robert T. Devlin's books. 

 
Louvers always look good on Jaguar hoods.  I'm sure they also do some useful work, especially for a hotter-running supercharged car.

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