At first glance, this Mazda suitcase car from 1991 appears to be a normal Samsonite that you’d see at an airport or department store, but it’s actually powered by a 33.6cc, 1.7hp two-stroke engine. There’s also handlebars and 4″-6″ diameter tires sourced from a pocket bike wrapped around wheels that could be slotted to the outside of the case, while the front wheel pops through a removable hatch.
It took just a couple of minutes to assemble and boasted a top speed of 18.6 mph. Unfortunately, the original prototype was destroyed in an accident a few months after the company’s 1991 ‘Fantasyard’ event, but one suitcase car remains in existence, possibly at Mazda headquarters. You could also transform a suitcase into a liquid-cooled gaming pc.
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The early 1990s were a golden era for Mazda. Mazda had already successfully reimagined the roadster with the MX-5 and won Le Mans with the rotary-powered 787B racer. The perfect time, then, to design a car built into a suitcase,” said the company.
