Welcome to Found Around The District, where we highlight fascinating cars we find around a city where people are too busy fighting through traffic and hunting for parking to drive anything interesting: Washington, D.C.

Back in the early days of the Dakar, when it wasn't a South American branding exercise but a race to the capital of Senegal, a group of French people entered a custom-built Rolls–Royce Corniche powered by a 5.7-liter Chevy V8.

When we had the 50 Cars Made For Over 20 Years list a few weeks back, we were deafened by the howls of outrage from those whose favorite cars didn't make the cut.

Does a baby blue and gold Rolls–Royce Corniche prove that money and taste do not necessarily converge?