It still amazes me how other than the sunbursts and butterscotch the entire style of vintage Fenders was nothing more than 1950's car style. Even down to same exact paints. Copy something that works it's a great recipe for success!
Yup. I read somewhere, (probably my Fender book), that Dupont invented "Daphne Blue." I emailed them once to ask who the "Daphne" was. They said nobody there remembered. But it was first used on the '53 Cadillac Eldorado.