What happened to Crinkle Finish?

I am a young whipper snapper, I'll admit.  I wasn't even alive back when "cars were really cars," but one thing I would really like to see come back into fashion is "crinkle finish" on metal parts, like the cam covers on the Maserati below.  Considering that today's entire engine bays are concealed behind hideous plastic shrouds, perhaps I am focusing on the trees rather than the forest here.  But there is just something really compelling about the play of various textures in a classic engine compartment, and the crinkle finish is a detail that sets it off just right.  Without crinkle finish, there would be no Testarossa, afterall. 

But crinkle finish wasn't just for engines and valve covers back in the old days.  No sir.  Even dashboards and instrument panels would be painted with it in cars like the Ferrari GTO.  In these days of plasticized wood, plated satin silver parts and faux carbon fiber trim, it would be a refreshing change to see some actual texture from time to time.  If that's crazy, I don't want to be sane...

Click on the photo for a few more examples.