the final assembly in New Zealand, including seats and trim. AMC supplied only three interior colors for the NZ kits: green, blue, and brown. Unlike Australia, New Zealand models were painted in AMC colors. As with all RHD market models, the dash and instrument pack from the right-hand drive Ambassador built for the United States Postal Service in 1967 was reused for all model years. All New Zealand-assembled Rebels came with AMC's six-cylinder engine until the 1970 models. While the knock-down kits were the same as those used in Australia, New Zealand models were more "American" than the Australian models, as Australian laws required more local content for tariff concessions. For example, New Zealand models came with U.S. seats, door cards, and sun visors, whereas these components were all locally supplied on Australian models. New Zealand Rebels also shared the same amber park/direction indicator lenses as U.S. models whereas Australian-built ones were fitted with clear lenses. Australian law prohibited the use of rear red turn signals, whereas these were allowed in New Zealand. New Zealand did not receive knock-down kits for the U.S. For the 1969 Rebel sedan models, CMI simply assembled the 1968 model again for 1969, but included an upgrade, a custom-built walnut veneer dash and cluster surround sourced from the United Kingdom. On the other hand, the imported 1969 station wagons and coupes were true 1969 models. 1970 was the first year the New Zealand-assembled Rebels received a V8 engine. These cars included AMC's V8 engine with automatic transmission. Whereas the Rebel ceased production at the end of 1970 in North America, CMI continued to assemble the 1970 Rebel into early 1971. The last Rebels were sold as late as 1972. External colors for 1970 were AMC's "Hialeah Yellow", "Mosport Green", "Bayshore Blue", "Frost White", and "Moroccan brown." The 1970 models omitted the 1970-only aluminum body side molding trim; however, the cars that were assembled in 1971 were fitted with the strip. The 1970 Rebel sedan sold for NZD $6429.00. Australian Rebels received no trim level badging throughout their entire run, whereas New Zealand Rebels were badged with "770" on the 1969 models and featured "SST" badging for the imported coupes and the V8-equipped station wagons. The 1970 models retained the U.S. "Rebel" fender badge with the "304" badge directly below it. CMI assembled a total of 590 Rebel sedans, and an additional 177 station wagons and