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 Öhlin 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…
10/31, 7:56 PM
posted by:
bepsf
That’s pretty cool…
…but didn’t Volvo do a hot-rod/roadster concept a couple years ago?
10/31, 8:00 PM
posted by:
anonymous
nice car but aint nothing new
10/31, 8:13 PM
posted by:
ironpony42
I thought Yamaha supplied the V8 to Volvo for the XC90… Do they have an inhouse V8 aswell? Neat car.
10/31, 8:18 PM
posted by:
nowei
I would imagine that Volvo’s V8s might be heavily based on something from Ford, but that’s just a guess. And, I guess Ford has worked with Yamaha in the past.
That being said, this car looked amazing when I first saw it. Then I saw the interior.
If you’re going to customize the whole freaking car, I would think that you could at least go the extra mile and customize the steering wheel as well. The amount of supposedly custom cars that use stock components like this is absolutely mind-boggling.
/no
10/31, 8:20 PM
posted by:
F451
Take that top, drive over it, then throw it away—forever. Other than that, it looks great!
10/31, 9:05 PM
posted by:
acura_el2000
never been a fan of custom roadsters, I want more details on that volvo amazon however!
what is this roadster based on? or is it completly custom?
10/31, 9:16 PM
posted by:
bacalao
this has to be one of the ugliest peices of ****hat ive seen in a while. ughhh… i couldn’t design something uglier than that after a tequilla bottle and a bong even if i wannted to.
10/31, 9:30 PM
posted by:
bepsf
ironpony & nowei -
Volvo’s V8 is the Yamaha V8 which is the same V8 that was cancelled from the Lincoln MKS project – one and the same.
10/31, 11:36 PM
posted by:
p3rider08
To be honest why…I love volvos but that just looks horible.
11/01, 10:12 AM
posted by:
A4
paint it black and give it a nasty rumble and itll be sweet
11/01, 10:51 AM
posted by:
MyGodBeatsYourGod
Robin’s Egg Blue on a hot-rod would get your ass beat in most circles….
Why is Volvo involved in hot-rods? Too many Ford romantics in management??
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11/01, 6:57 PM
posted by:
GL1
Correct robins egg blue DOES NOT belong on a roadster AT ALL. And the red brick brown interior doesn’t go with the blue exterior AT ALL Either.. Is he color blind ? nice roadster design but he should have someone other than stevie wonder pick the colors…
11/01, 10:25 PM
posted by:
xmnr
uh wow. I think that’s hump-worthy…. I would like for someone to offer him a deal to make a kit out of it… I think an s80-salvaged hotrod would be SWEEET… if not… well, good for him… it’s beautifully executed… c’mon… this is a car he built in his GARAGE…
11/10, 1:04 PM
posted by:
J.A.N.E.
It is a neat car.Pippi Longstocking might drive this car.
11/10, 1:04 PM
posted by:
J.A.N.E.
Pippi is like a saint in Sweden.