anyone know the owner of this gem

logem · tinkerer Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 442

http--www.fullboost.com.au-events-gallery-summernats02-nats02_26b.jpg

logem · tinkerer Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 442

http://www.fullboost.com.au/events/gallery/gallery.html#

then go to summernats 15 then in there theres a gem wagon that is sick! just wondering if anyone knows the owner and if anyone does it should be on this site

GemiNick · tinkerer Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 293

The owner is Drago Ostric. The car is on the cover of Fast Fours Feb 2002. and is pretty yummy... it made me buy my car (cept mine is a pano.) the car is in the NSW Gemi Club but i only know that from the sticker on the back. so he must be interested in gemis to some extent. i can post all the facts and mods it has (copied from the mag) but its a bit of effort... imight if someone was intested but if asked i'll do it. you could just order a back copy from FF thought coz then you get the yummy pics as well.
sorry for long post
Nick

logem · tinkerer Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 442

any idea how much he spent on it?

GemiNick · tinkerer Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 293

$20000 i dont think that includes the car but he is the managing director of a place called Sefton Smash Repairs. basically i reckon he got mates rates on everything. he built it as a custom show car. but i still admire the fact its a gem....It placed in the top ten at summernats
cheers
Nick

IDAREU2 · tinkerer Joined: 07 Oct 2001 Posts: 423

$20000 this rebuild what about the first initial rebuild when it was red/maroone with the camel coloured interior probably owes him in excess of 50 to 60k all up between the 2 builds...

but all in all still a show stopping tough car...

BlueTC · petrol head Joined: 22 Oct 2002 Posts: 1148

I was readin the street machine article and it mentiond how when its show life is finished, it was to be driven,

who would drive such a, master peice,

by the way hotgemini was in street machine, unsure, but it was when FAT 57 was on the cover (Fats Back)

regards

logem · tinkerer Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 442

that 57 is the niceist car i seen

logem · tinkerer Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 442

anyone know what engine is in the gem?

Gene FJ20DET

in street machine is said, he was about to do up a VK and he bought a shit box rusty gemini to drive untill the vk was finished. then his mates bet him he couldnt go the gemini up instead. so he did.
i have the artical right heres, so i dont think he done it up b4 that, maybe it was another one he done up b4 it
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Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: Does it turn a wheel??

that gold wagon??
super charged 1800
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FLYINLoW · backyard mechanic Joined: 08 Oct 2001 Posts: 924

nah ill prove you wrong on that gene, i have a pre 1990 gemini magazine that has drago in it with a maroon gemini wagon. he rebuilt the same wagon 3 times apparently, and changed its colour numerous times before ending up with the final gold product. should see the photo of him in this mag hes got the best mullet.

Gene FJ20DET

ok

i will scan the articel
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goons hired goons · petrol head Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 3268

nah mate thats the same one, it used to wear WAG-18L tags

Gene FJ20DET

OK OK OK, im gonna scan the articl tonight
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