{"id":3063,"date":"2026-04-03T01:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/?page_id=3063"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:28:09","slug":"when-the-holden-tc-gemini-was-released-australia-in-1977","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/gemini\/tc-gemini\/when-the-holden-tc-gemini-was-released-australia-in-1977\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Holden TC Gemini was released &#8211; Australia in 1977"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/gemini\/\">Gemini Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/gemini\/tc-gemini\/\">TC Gemini<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cost of a new TC Gemini<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Base models started at approximately&nbsp;$4,400\u2013$4,600 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