The party car’s interior was ripped straight out of a dance club. The floor was flat (like a skateboard deck) to make it easier to dance on and made from a non-slip, liquid-resistant material that could be hosed down if things went awry during a joy ride. However, the floor was sunk so low on the chassis that the ground clearance between the bottom of the vehicle and the road would have made it problematic to drive over speed bumps.
Bar-height chairs with short seats and tall backs allowed passengers to stand/lean/sit/dance while the vehicle was in motion. A powerful sound system backed by over a dozen speakers ensconced passengers with thumping tunes. The dashboard quite literally looked like something a DJ would stand at, complete with a steering wheel turntable, a mixer’s soundboard, and a small monitor that displayed all the vehicle’s vitals.
Honda’s press release stated that it was supposed to create “the same kind of experience as riding skateboards or roller blades, or dancing in clubs.” The video above shows a live demonstration with several skateboarders zipping around the stage and refers to it as a “Town Board Vehicle” more than once. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that Honda installed a rack into the rear hatch to hang skateboards.
The Fuya-jo was popular enough on the dance circuit (we mean the car show circuit) that it remained part of Honda’s floor shows through 2002. This party car was indeed both cool and bad.”
