{"id":3067,"date":"2026-04-03T01:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/?page_id=3067"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:31:05","slug":"when-the-holden-te-gemini-was-released-australia-in-1979","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/gemini\/te-gemini\/when-the-holden-te-gemini-was-released-australia-in-1979\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Holden TE Gemini was released &#8211; Australia in 1979"},"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\/te-gemini\/\">TE Gemini<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cost of a new TE Gemini<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Base models started at approximately&nbsp;$5,200\u2013$5,400 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