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1959. Has patina in spades..

I like Citroen products, from afar, so that is based purely on surface design aesthetics . Personal experience with French cars is limited to my mom's '81 Renault Le Car (purchased from Nolt AMC/Jeep/Renault in Lancaster, PA brand new). She loved that thing and it was reliable for her over the 100k miles she put on it. Back then, there was not so much homogenization in mechanical engineering as there is today across brands, with more conglomerates and fewer individual car companies left. An old French car with long travel mechanical or air suspension is the best riding car you will ever know. Comical on corners, but level and so perfectly smooth on straights.

BMW, Benz and Audi, wow, such a stellar performance by the poshest German brands in their home country... much amusement here.

This is funny. I think the very southern part of IL has some hills and forests in it, being closer to Arkansas and all. The town of Galena always makes some lists for being a cool place ... hippie dippy shops and restaurants, if that interests someone. I wonder if you're thinking central Illinois ... Champaign, Bloomington-Normal, Danville, Decatur, Springfield, Peoria ... just no. Champaign, IL is one place I am still trying to expunge from my head decades later. And, of course, you can't forget East Saint Louis. I've actually set foot in it since Saint Louis's Metrolink trains cross the bridge into it and you can walk down this massive steel staircase and then a few hundred yards to either a casino or to look back at the Gateway Arch. It feels "somewhat" secure, given that it's not far from this hotel-casino. However, something still doesn't feel just right about it.