So as soon as our friends left Brian got stuck into designing the Layout and Design of the stickers, we decided on stickers in the event that if I ever sold the car, it would be easier and more attractive to just peel the stickers off instead of having to remove any paint if they were airbrushed on, so that was it .

    The SL Sprint option was an unusual choice as this is the only SL Sprint I, or my friends have seen, the normal choice being the SLX as an option base . This Dealer Option added a 3 Piece Rear spoiler, Front spoiler, and Guard flares, all mounted by internal bolts, plus Sprint striping (Optional) over the original SL / SLX. Depending on the year and the model level selected, the striping differed, and some elected to do away with the striping altogether . After that it was up to the owner to choose what style of Mag wheels etc to add .

    In My Area, the Original SL Gemini's with the 5 Speed were selling for $5,999 on road (On special), and the SLX 5 speed was $7,853, (Brian Bought a 5 speed SLX Brand New in June '82) but the Sprint option added something like $2,600 to the on road price of the car . Any wonder Sprint clones popped up everywhere after the Fibreglass shops managed to get their hands on a body kit, although the after market kit differed in the rear Spoiler, which was shorter in the sides and did not finish under the rear pillar vents .

    With the Sprint's, all mechanicals were left stock, the only way to buy a performance Gemini was to import a Japanese ZZ/R or buy a locally assembled CDT Gemini which had the larger engines, Webber's or a turbo as options, but the prices of these were out of reach of the average Gemini fanatic . Holden offered a ZZ/Z Gemini in the TG range but these were poorly accepted as they too were left with the standard 1600 cc engine, and what was to be considered the Ugliest Mag Wheels ever offered by Holden, 'White' (Commodore SL/E style) 13 inch razor blade wheels . Ugly! These also had ZZ/Z Stickers, Guard extensions (Molded Mud flaps), Rear spoiler, Front Bib spoiler and Black Rubber Wind Splitters on the Front mud guards . Holden also fitted the ZZ/Z with what they considered sporty, Hounds tooth Interior, (Black with a White Fleck through it) but at least they had the good sense to fit the Sports Instrument dashboard !

    I bought my Holden Gemini back in 1988 . It was in Ok condition, although the Front spoiler had copped a bit of a hiding . As far as I could see, it was a Gemini Sprint, Original 'Baby Pooh' Yellow, Velour interior, with a 1600 cc motor fitted with Twin Side Draught 45mm Webber carbies, Extractors and a Mild 30/70 reground camshaft . The Gemini was advertised in the Sunday paper as a 'Show Car' . The asking price was something like $5,500 but in all honesty, the $4,500 I paid was too much . I was also given a box of receipts with the car, and although there was not enough receipts for all that had been done, what was there amounted to over $15,000 . I suppose it made $4,500 look like well spent money, until at a later stage we decided to dig a little deeper than the skin, well they do say "Beauty is Only Skin Deep" .

    The trip home was a little on the exciting side when the Webber's stuck on full throttle while driving through a roundabout, but this was later easily fixed by relocating the linkages . I finally headed off with the stack of paper work supplied with the Gemini to investigate what I had got myself into .

    So, after the roundabout incident and my way home, I stopped at our local corner store for some fuel and a cold drink . The store owner, a lovely little old Greek lady, came to look at my new pride and joy and immediately exclaimed "Ooh, a Greek car"? She explained it was a Greek persons car because the interior was upholstered in the same material favored by most Greek people, who all had their lounges upholstered in the same . "Very nice" .

"Lovely", so home I went to start piecing together all the receipts and paper work .

    The Gemini was purchased by its previous owner, Enrico and his Girlfriend, in 1982 as a Dealer Optioned 1982 SL Gemini Sprint with 5 speed transmission . He fitted the Mag Wheels, Gold Centered 6 Spoke 13 inch x 7 inch Delta Phantoms with 205 x 65 x 13 inch Radial tyres which filled the Sprint flares nicely . Maybe the Original Dashboard in Chocolate Brown and Caramel inspired his choice of Interior colors as he had the Full interior Re-upholstered in a combination of Chocolate Brown, Caramel and Cream velour, with Chocolate Brown, white, Tan and Cream Vinyl with the Sprint stripes (Black and Red) from the Doors Replicated into the Door trims . The Velour covered the Original seats, Headlining, Sun visors, Door trims, Door and Window Pillars and Parcel shelf .

    Enrico also had fitted, a ZZ/Z Sports Instrument panel which contained Speedo / Tachometer / Fuel / Oil pressure / Volts and Water temperature gauges over the standard Speedo / Vacuum / Fuel and Water temperature gauges, Cool! Plus a SAAS Gold anodized 4 spoke sports steering wheel which Blinded me every time I turned a corner while the sun was out, this was soon turfed in favor of a 3 Spoke Matt Black SAAS Sports Steering Wheel with cool thumb grips .

Now! Apparently Gemini Jamboree's were notorious for attracting rain, this weekend no different, and the many Gemini Jamboree videos show proof of how Amphibious Gemini owners really could be. The Weekend Shows also included Raincoats, Hats, Gum boots, Tarps and Tents, and watching some of the Guy's and Gal's Detailing their cars, I was wondering if Snorkels should have been Compulsory . Water sports seemed to be a part of Gemini Jamboree Weekends, with nearly all Competitors taking part, Cricket and Tug-a-war taking on comical outcomes where it did not really matter who won, everyone ended up as muddy and wet in the sometimes foot deep or more bog that was created . These Jamboree's were the early beginnings of what is now today's Four cylinder and Rotary shows . The Gemini guy's invited the VW guy's who in turn took up the running of the Jamborees and invited the Rotary guy's to create a great weekend for all small car enthusiasts who were previously shunned by the run of the mill Street Machiner's (Or One Eyed Wanker's?) Who dismissed all Small Cars as 'Toys' or more commonly, 'Shit Boxes' ! This Transformation Benefited All Small Car Owners by Uniting the 4 Cylinder / Rotary Movement .