No offense intended, but, having made my living in manufacturing and knowing pretty well the processes of finishing "things", there have been many different finishes tried at different times.  From the beginning up until the early sixties, the standard was a baked enamel, which was tough, had some gloss and didn't fade too much for a reasonable time.  Then early sixties on for a while, different acrylic enamels were tried, about the same time, real chrome disappearing for stainless steel.  In this regard, the chromes shown are almost spot on, probably as close as possible in CG.  I think it was sometime in the seventies that the infamous DuPont Imron paints became available, and the "always wet" look was possible.  Lacquers more or less faded from use, it requires many coats, each of which must be sanded out after it dries, the next coat applied and the process repeated perhaps as many as forty times.  (Big Daddy Roth)  It gave that "mile deep shine", which was a deep shine, but not sharply specular, a softer effect.  I believe, if I remember correctly, this was where the candy colors began.  Lacquer not being very durable, usually never used on production vehicles, one tiny scratch was enough to begin the process of large areas peeling quickly. 

And so much for Greybeards irrelevant history of vehicle finishes, gained when I was a car type gearhead.  Now I have more sense, anything I get in and it runs is fine.

D.

The "I" in Doric is Silent.