Porsche owners’ life-long relationships

Love at First Sight: Graham Lister

In 1977, Graham Lister flew halfway around the world to collect his first Porsche, a 911, from the factory. For his second Porsche, he stayed closer to home. “I noticed a little 356 A Coupe on a side street in Napier, New Zealand, in 1980,” he says. “I knew its owner was a fellow Porsche Club member, so I asked him, ‘if you ever decide to sell it, please would you consider selling it to me’?”

Five years later, in 1985, the phone rang unexpectedly and Graham, now 83, has owned the car ever since. “It was built in 1958 and it’s had a few interesting owners along the way, including the three-time NZ Motor Racing Champion and motorsport legend of his time, Paul Fahey, who had the car in the early 1960s,” he says.