The saga of the suitcase car dates back to the early ‘90s, when everything looked as sunny as a July day. The economy was doing alright, Japanese carmakers were pushing technology to the limit, and Mazda was throwing an internal competition called Fantasyard, an exhibition of fantastic mobility innovation where teams would throw their wacky ideas at the wall just to see what sticks. Images from Mazda and Road Race Engineering It’s always been Man’s dream to drive around in things that aren’t cars. Until recently it probably would have been fine. They allowed people to run around on Mario Kart replicas, after all. 😉