{"id":681,"date":"2008-02-17T03:46:17","date_gmt":"2008-02-17T03:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/02\/17\/worlds-first-rh\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:17:47","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:17:47","slug":"worlds-first-rh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/02\/17\/worlds-first-rh\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s first RHD Ford GT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/news_14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" alt=\"News_14\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/news_14.jpg\"  style=\"float: left;margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a><br \/> Ford never had plan to build a right-hand drive version of the GT supercar as conversion costs wouldn\u2019t have been covered by the final price tag. But thanks to two Australian companies, Crossover Car Conversions and Mustang Motorsport, Australian GT owners will be able to drive RHD GTs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/gt_rhd_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" alt=\"Gt_rhd_1\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/gt_rhd_1.jpg\"  style=\"float: left;margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a><br \/> Both companies have converted their first Ford GT and are currently applying to the Australian Design Rules so they can be registered and driven in all states. \u201cHanding this car over is going to be a proud moment, both in terms of the quality of our work and also just for the fact that the Ford GT is such a phenomenal car,\u201d Mustang Motorsport\u2019s Craig Dean said recently.<\/p>\n<p>Crossover Car Conversions has already begun work on the next GT&#8217;s to be converted. Another six cars are already in line. If you want to buy a RHD Ford GT from Mustang Motorsport, it will cost you over $500,000AUD\/\u00a3231,000. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford never had plan to build a right-hand drive version of the GT supercar as conversion costs wouldn\u2019t have been covered by the final price tag. But thanks to two Australian companies, Crossover Car Conversions and Mustang Motorsport, Australian GT owners will be able to drive RHD GTs. 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