Trivia time

Actually Mopars had a center brake light as far back as 1941, unfortunately it was the only brake light, the outer lights on the fenders were for running and turn signals only. They ran this style of rear lighting up until mid 49 when they changed to the more conventional style brake/turn/tail lights (one light on each fender)

Here's a shot of the ***-end of a 41 DeSoto with the center brake light above the trunk handle.

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