Luxembourg - Saturday Evening

We headed out of the city centre towards Robert's Atelier. Traffic lights can be a bit of a problem with a convoy of cars of which only two have any idea at all where they are headed. It would appear that Luxembourg city does not normally expect to see such a stream of cars, judging by one or two horn-sounders. (They might just have been saying hello to us of course).

We managed to all get parked somehow and wandered in to look at Robert's cars (that we hadn't seen previously)

• A Healey 3-litre
• A Frogeye Sprite
• An SE5

I love looking at people's Scimitars, particularly the early GTE's, which are my favourites. I am intrigued to find every Scimitar different somewhere, and by the actions of owners, not by factory variations. It is as if a handbuilt-car will always demand individual attention. I wonder if the car manages to influence the owner and mechanics who work on it to do what it wants done? I would like to hear Robert's story of the SE5 should he ever feel like putting it into words, but looking through the paintings in the Atelier he might just choose to tell it in another way (and with a small authentication plate ?).

I am currently keeping all my cars, and would like to recover some of the cars I have previously owned and had to let go of (usually to scrapyards). I particularly miss my PB Cresta, and PC Cresta, and Rover 2000 TC. It is good to know that all around Europe people are trying ot preserve steam railways, classic cars, tractors, coal mines, canals, ships, and even a way of life in the case of our own New-age travellers. There are things that people have grown to love that must not be allowed to fade away as a result of economic or political change.

Another Scimitar turned up to add to our numbers, a left-hand drive SE6A belonging to Danielle and Gilbert Noesen-Birchen. We arranged to meet at the Hotel for dinner, and set off in seperate batches. June and I had another little map-reading exercise, and were again delighted to get to the Siewerburen with only one double-back. Either we are getting better at map-following, or Luxembourg city is exceptionally easy to drive in.