Remember Horse Force? No? Junkyard rescue. Rat rod. 32-valve-mod-motored Mustang. Monster muscle car. Big-screen hero. Here’s the real story.

The so-called Split Bumper Camaro is one of our favorites. The 1973 Camaro Z28 was every bit the match for the Mach 1 in the performance department. Ford has just begun work on a brand new Mustang ...

Well, let's just say the folks at Team Mustang ... rear bumper. MACH 1 is also cut out of the rear decklid stripe. The stripes are available in three color combinations-black w/gold, red w/gold ...

The Mach 1 is one ... revised front bumper, and unique wheel options. Plus, of course, the big gurney flap wing from the GT500. An optional Appearance Package gives you a choice of red, white ...

Model year 2003 will no doubt go down in Mustang ... while the Mach 1 comes across as a back-street brawler, its Shaker scoop and throatier exhaust just screaming for red-light challenges.

This Mustang Mach 1 is claimed to have been fully restored and wears a coat of arrest-me red paint with complimentary ... a body-colored urethane front bumper rather than the chrome metal one ...

This built-for-battle 1972 Mustang Mach 1, known as Horse Force ... the lower portion of the car had rusted to the point where the front bumper could be removed with bare hands.