Couple Mark 70th Anniversary by Buying Their First Porsche

Read how Derek and Audrey Evans, in their 90s, celebrated 70 years of marriage by buying their first Porsche Macan, as reported by Porsche Newsroom.

Derek and Audrey Evans from Bournemouth have never been the kind of couple to mark big milestones with routine celebrations. So when their 70th wedding anniversary — a platinum anniversary — approached, they chose something far more memorable: in their nineties, they decided it was finally time to buy their first Porsche.

Derek is 92. Audrey is 94. Both insist they are not “boy racers”, but they admit they love the feeling of power and comfort behind the wheel. That is exactly why a Porsche Macan felt like the right car to celebrate seven decades together.

The purchase also carries a sense of history. In 1950s England, Derek first learned to drive in his father’s Ford 8, while the couple’s first car as newlyweds was a modest Austin 7. Back then, Porsche was only beginning to establish itself in Britain. Today, Porsche Cars Great Britain remains one of the brand’s major European presences — and in 2026 it marks its 75th anniversary, adding an extra layer of symbolism to the Evans’ own celebration.

The couple collected their Macan, finished in the light grey shade Crayon, from Porsche Centre Bournemouth. For Derek, the moment felt like more than simply buying a vehicle. He describes it as joining an “amazing club”, something he had admired from a distance for most of his life.

That sense of occasion only grew stronger when the couple recently borrowed a Porsche 911 from their local dealership. The sports car caused a stir the moment it appeared at their home — especially when a delivery driver arrived and, as Derek recalls with laughter, nearly dropped his jaw in disbelief. Derek admits he enjoys the reactions almost as much as driving itself.

Now the Evans are happily adding thousands of miles to their Macan’s odometer, already planning longer trips and refusing to slow down. And they are also thinking ahead. Asked what could come next, Derek answers without hesitation: a Taycan. The all-electric Porsche impressed him so much that he says it took him a moment just to climb out of the car — but the feeling stayed with him.

Their appetite for adventure is not new. Before retirement, Derek worked as a bank manager, but he spent much of his free time helping develop the British hang-gliding scene, managing a world-championship-winning team and even earning an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. These days, alongside Northern Soul dancing, the couple’s thrills come from the driver’s seat of their family Porsche.

When asked about the secret to 70 happy years, Derek offers an unexpected answer: physics. “It’s all about magnetism,” he says. “Opposite poles attract.” Their daughter Louise adds with a grin that her father has become particularly fond of the rotary driving-mode dial on the steering wheel — and jokes that there may not be a 19-year-old left in Dorset he has not left behind at the traffic lights.

In the end, the Evans’ story is not only about a car. It is about a mindset — one that refuses to treat age as a limit. And if two people in their nineties can celebrate a platinum anniversary by buying their first Porsche and already dreaming of an electric successor, it suggests that the meaning of “living fast” is changing in the most inspiring way.