I don't think they did used to look quite like this. They also didn't have the metallic element so were a more solid color, but they didn't have the same qualit

I don't think they did used to look quite like this. They also didn't have the metallic element so were a more solid color, but they didn't have the same quality -- flat while still being glossy. The last two pictures of the old Porsche and BMW are what old cars looked like, and that's not the same as the "putty" look.