New Ford GT has arrived in aust

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Unreal, you can import any car you like at any time that you like.

The difference is I think you will find XR6 Martin that you cannot comply this vehicle for registration, if however the vehicle is over 15 (used to be) years old then you can.

You can import a SLK55 Leigh but you can't reg it for the road, you can however bring it over for closed circuit racing, I think there are also exemptions for certain open tarmac Targa style races.

You can import a Mustang, a GT or any other car that is not currently sold as new by a manufacturer here, the Hummer can still be imported but only the H1 and H2 but not the H3 as it will be soon imported by GM-H making it a manufacturer sold vehicle. Just as the GM pick ups and Suburbans are still being brought in by private importers and then simply taken to the compliance engineers for final inspection and plating.

You can do all of the conversion work if you like but you will still need to pay a fee to get compliance, this is payed to the holder of the current compliance agent licence.

The whole 12 month thing is about not having to pay duties on the vehicle, if you bring it as soon as you buy it then you are liable for full duties at the time, however if you have owned the vehicle and used it for 12 months then you can bring it over with minimal duty applicable. I can't remember the exact terms as it's been some time since I had anything to do with it, one of my first jobs was for a panel shop that did alot of conversion work in the late 80's.

The easiest way around this is to take 2 trips over, the first to buy it and you stay their for a couple of months, more if you can, the second is to organize shipping from their rather than through an agent here. You need to go over and stay for a while to show that you have actually used the car in the 12 months that you have owned it. Even if you kept it at a relatives and went and stayed their 2 or 3 times in the 12 months for a month each time, this would be enough to show continued ownership and use of the vehicle.