Bought a pair of originals years ago. Not sure about the shelf life of the originals, I would rather go with a good repro. Sometimes the originals dry up and do not go on very well but sometimes you get luck like Floyd has with buying from Mitchels. On my Two Challenger that I presently own, none of the cars ever had the Bees on the quarter windows. I also parted out two other 1971 Challenger that never had the Bees both none tint cars. The 1971 Challengers that I own have tint one an RT and the other is a Convertible with AC and I like them without the Bees but that is only my personal liking. Others think the Bees are part of the Dodge thing and should be on the car.
Does anyone really know why some Challengers do not have the Bees and some do have the Bees. I really do see a lot more 1971 Challengers that are close to original condition that do not have the Bees.