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6 days ago
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Follow Us Into Porsche's Secret Garage of Its Weirdest, Wildest and Most Incredible Cars
Too many carmakers' material history is either crushed, sold off, or left to molder. That is, the race cars, concept cars, prototypes, failed production cars, oddities, and dead ends that represent the work of a company, in addition to its successful production cars. If we enthusiasts are lucky, a carmaker will create a publicly accessible museum in which to show off its gems. But a company will often squirrel away its weirdest, most varied, and sometimes embarrassing vehicles in unmarked warehouses, where they live in perpetual quiet, rarely brought out for display, if at all. This story originally appeared in Volume 30 of Road & is one such carmaker. Road & Track was granted access to Porsche's warehouse on the condition that its location not be revealed. Hint: It is somewhere in mainland Europe. Figuring out the specific location is up to you. The variety inside the frosted-glass walls is staggering, with development cars that look like mad-science projects, prototypes of long-rumored future models, Le Mans– and F1-winning race cars, unremarkable examples of the most ordinary production models, bizarre concept cars lost to history, and, of course, a tractor. Welcome inside. A car-lover's community for ultimate access & unrivaled NOW Hearst Owned You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Follow Us Into Porsche's Secret Garage of Its Weirdest, Wildest and Most Incredible Cars
Too many carmakers' material history is either crushed, sold off, or left to molder. That is, the race cars, concept cars, prototypes, failed production cars, oddities, and dead ends that represent the work of a company, in addition to its successful production cars. If we enthusiasts are lucky, a carmaker will create a publicly accessible museum in which to show off its gems. But a company will often squirrel away its weirdest, most varied, and sometimes embarrassing vehicles in unmarked warehouses, where they live in perpetual quiet, rarely brought out for display, if at all. This story originally appeared in Volume 30 of Road & is one such carmaker. Road & Track was granted access to Porsche's warehouse on the condition that its location not be revealed. Hint: It is somewhere in mainland Europe. Figuring out the specific location is up to you. The variety inside the frosted-glass walls is staggering, with development cars that look like mad-science projects, prototypes of long-rumored future models, Le Mans– and F1-winning race cars, unremarkable examples of the most ordinary production models, bizarre concept cars lost to history, and, of course, a tractor. Welcome inside. A car-lover's community for ultimate access & unrivaled NOW Hearst Owned You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
