cessation of the Canadian-sourced Chevrolet Impala and Chevelle in South Africa, the Holden Kingswood / Premier and Holden Brougham models were badge engineered as Chevrolet Kommando and Chevrolet Constantia, respectively. Holden-based style-side utilities in South Africa were known as the Chevrolet El Camino. Between 1974 and 1978, the one-tonne cab-chassis utility was sold as the Chevrolet El Toro. The Kingswood passenger car and Kingswood panel van ceased production with the demise of the HZ series in 1980, the passenger range succeeded by the smaller Commodore released two years earlier. However, the Kingswood name survived via the utility that comprised part of the WB series range manufactured between 1980 and 1984, sold alongside the WB Statesman and the WB Holden utility, panel van and cab-chassis. A first generation Holden Kingswood sedan is featured in the New Zealand television series, The Brokenwood Mysteries as the vehicle driven by the series star, Neill Rea, in his role as Detective Sergeant Mike Shepherd. Apparently, the car is intended to represent the least glamorous transportation that D.S. Shepherd could possibly obtain. Passengers in Shepherd's car are subjected to his favorite country songs (both well-known and obscure), always played on the car's cassette player. The same array of country songs make up the soundtrack for the series. First generation (1968–1971) HK The Kingswood sedan and wagon were released as part of the new HK series of Holdens in January 1968 (commercials: March 1968). This was an all-new body design, larger and heavier than the previous HR series. The HK series carried over the same local six-cylinder engines, but introduced the first V8 into the Holden range, the fully imported Chevrolet small-block engine. The Monaro and the Brougham were introduced mid-year of 1968, thereby broadening GM's range of locally built full-size cars in Australia. HT The HT series launched in May 1969 and with it the introduction of a new locally manufactured Holden and V8 engines. The 253 was available on all HT models except Brougham, and the 308 was available only in Brougham. The Chevrolet V8 engine had remained an option for all HT series models except Brougham until stocks were depleted and it was replaced with the 308. The advertising campaign for this model was 'Never Late, in a Three-Oh-Eight'. The range of three six-cylinder engines carried over to the HT series, however the transmission options for the V8 engines were many and varied. Initially,