Tufvesson, Volvo unveil Caresto V8 Speedster

Car constructor Leif Tufvesson, who in 2004 won the prestigious "Hotrod of the year" award from Hotrod Magazine, returns at SEMA this week with a completely new car called the Caresto V8 Speedster. Leif previously worked for the Volvo Concept Center, and for 6 years was responsible for the development department of the Swedish sports car manufacturer, Koenig. He has now started to construct and manufacture his own cars.

The latest project is a mid-engine Hotrod powered by a Volvo V8. The car is completely constructed in aluminum and carbon fiber with an advanced sports car chassis fitted with Ã-hlin shock absorbers. Leif Tufvesson has built and designed the entire car himself, though he has taken advantage of his wide contact network of sub-contractors in terms of paint finish, interior fittings and CAD-milling. Everything else is manufactured and assembled in his workshop in the old brickworks outside Ängelholm in the south of Sweden. Gallery after the jump...