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From GlamRock: a circa 1977 Gemini Coupe

  Sadly, the Holden Gemini, a darling of the Aussie small car set during the 1970s, '80s and '90s, has become a bit of a unicorn.  The gorgeous coupe version is even rarer and might just be the automotive equivalent of a zebra-striped unicorn - so rare, they're rumoured to exist only in minuscule numbers.   This one - bought to you by GlamRock - is either a TC or TX, hailing from from circa 1977.  It's an absolute treat with great paint and chrome, a bang-on for era front spoiler and a nice set of alloys.  It also appears to be running a 2.0 litre donk. Noting the transplanted heart of today’s example, it’s a pity that Holden never did a GT/E version of their take on GM's T Platform car, as Opel did, as by all accounts they were real screamers with their 1973 cc fuel-injected engines and other performance upgrades (inset).  That's not to say that Aussies didn't extract more grunt from the local 1.6 litre versions, though; there were plenty of quick Geminis i