ORIGINAL: BeBeep
I am an old school Mopar guy and I LOVE the stripes. Most Mopars had them back in the day. To each their own.
Which reminds me: The latest Challenger I've seen in San Antonio (black) has an old-school stripe on the rear end (in red). Unlike the 1970 Challenger, though, it's not flush with back of the car. (That would be hard to do, because of the shaping back there. On the 70 models, the stripes appeared to disappear behind the rear bumper). Instead, it's about 6 inches forward of the rear end and comes down the sides of the car to just below the bend, where there's an R/T insignia, also in red. It's pretty cool looking.