Business leaders in the US

Here is another story from the same site . Today, cars come in every color in the rainbow, and then some.  It is easy to forget that the automobile must function in a wide range of environments.  The engine, brakes, steering, transmission, radio, and everything else must work when the temperature inside the car crosses 120, and they must work at thirty below zero.  The paint (or “coatings”) on the car must be able to withstand ice, snow, sun, mud, rocks, dents, and bird poop without flaking or cracking.  Few paint applications require as much durability and longevity.
 
The first automobiles were made like horse-drawn carriages, carts, and wagons, sometimes by the same companies like wagon giant Studebaker, or founded by people from the carriage industry, such as General Motors’ founder William C. “Billy” Durant.  Similarly, the first cars were built on a wooden frame and painted with bright, colorful lacquers and finishes.

https://americanbusinesshistory.org/why-cars-dont-have-to-be-black/

I had never heard that Durant was in the carriage business, his name in the town that headquartered his namesake company isn't the best, it was a love or hate thing, but he did donate land for a park that still bears his name, IMO he did way more for this town than Magic Johnson ever did, and was a lot smarter.