Hillman made a limited number of ‘Lilac Dealer-Special’ Avengers in 1972 which featured purple seat-belts, seats, carpets and roof lining as well as their distinctive lilac paint. Designed to generate showroom traffic, none were sold until the promotion finished in 1973 when the car modelled was bought 'new' by a lady in North London who kept it until 2001.
Current owner Debbie Holmes was then given the car to restore and christened her Daisy. Redundancy forced her to part with Daisy in 2003 but she never lost her bond with the car and in 2008 was able to buy her back. 'Daisy' has since featured in numerous TV shows including 'Ashes to Ashes'.