Porsche secrets: Time For Tea?

Series of vids unearths the hidden treasures in the Porsche vaults ... like this stillborn V8 911

A Californian vision of a traditional English pub (something got lost in translation) was a strange place to bump into a chap from the Porsche heritage department but such is the way of things at Pebble Beach. And over a couple of beers our man was telling us excitedly about a forthcoming exhibition at the Stuttgart Museum he's been working on with his colleagues. Opening later this year it'll detail all the weird and wonderful prototypes and test mules that have survived in the darkest recesses of the Porsche archive, some cars that have never been shown publicly finally getting their 15 minutes of fame. To celebrate this Porsche has made a series of little teaser vids titled Porsche secrets that if you're a fan of the marque is well worth exploring.

One that caught our attention in particular is this 965 prototype, a test mule fitted with "a V8 from our friends at Audi" that at first glance looks like a 959 covered in Gaffa tape. One for the 'what might have been' files, clearly this project never got beyond the prototype stage but others, like the 'mid-engined 911' evolved into the Boxster and have become mainstays of the modern Porsche product range.

Probably one for the fanboys but if the vids whet your appetite you can see some of these cars yourself later this year.

Vid here