The power output of this 1969 Mustang Mach 1 is 1,000 horsepower.

If you bought a Ford Mustang Mach 1 in 1969, you spent about $3,125 for a powered-up pony car with a 351cid carbureted V8 engine that produced 250 hp. For $26 more, he could have opted for a 4-barrel intake with 290 hp. Or, for $357, one could have a Mach 1 with a 428 cid Cobra Jet V8 with a ram air setup that produced 335 hp

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That was a hot setup 50 years ago, yes, half a century ago.

But that was then and this is now. You may still like the look of a vintage fastback Mustang, but even 335 horsepower isn't enough.

But there are those who are eager to offer the vintage look with modern technology. People like Classic Recreations of Yukon, Oklahoma, recently completed a custom build of a "Hitman" 1969 Mustang Mach 1 for a client.

Classic Recreations is licensed by Ford to build reproduction and continuation vehicles, either vintage bodies or turnkey 1969 or 1970 with new reproductions and fuel-injected Ford crate engines. Mustang Mach 1 production starts at $169,000.

That may be a starting point, but the customers who let the company build their "hitman" wanted something even more special.

Power is transmitted through a Tremec 6-speed manual transmission to a 9-inch rear with posi-traction. The sheetmetal was from 1969 and featured front and rear coilover suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, 6-piston Wilwood brakes, 18-inch American Racing wheels, and Michelin Pilot Sport tires.

Inside the air-conditioned cockpit is a state-of-the-art audio system, five-point seatbelts, and a roll bar.

This article, written by Larry Edsall, originally appeared on ClassicCars.com, an editorial partner of Motor Authority.

Two-tone gray and black.

"Classic Recreations' Mustang Mach 1 is custom built to the owner's wishes," Classic Recreations said in a news release about the "Hitman." Whether the Mach 1 leaves the store as a faithful period re-creation or as a restomod loosely based on the original car, the final product is entirely dependent on the wishes of the customer."

For more information, visit the Classic Recreations website.