Volve Hotrod.

In 1927 Volvo unveiled their first car, the ÖV4 affectionally called Jakob.
Now Swedish Hot Rod builder Caresto has built a modern day Jakob to celebrate the original.
It uses the gearbox out of the 960 and a 2.5litre turbo inline 5 running on E85 and making 256hp.
Best looking Volvo in a long time.

For those who can read Swedish.....Volvo Jakob: Heißer Rentner Auto + Produkte bei auto motor und sport

Nup, still looks just as ugly here Dan. LOL.

Looks like a '27 T-bucket with its' corners squared. Still looks cool though

Lee

It was built for Volvo's 80th anniversary celebrations.

Here is an article in english: Motor Authority » Volvo’s Jakob hot rod

There are a lot of nice details:
Hidden rack and pinion steering inside the round tube front axle.
Hidden suspension, front and rear.
Rim mounted disc brakes, like the Buell motorcycles.

The rear end is a Ford 9 inch with a cover.

As a former Volvo employee it is nice to see that the Ford owner ship has brought some Hot Rodding to Volvo.

IMO the tires have to go and less spokes on the wheel. But the rest of
the car, DECENT!