Giant car-part portrait of The Queen unveiled

Car servicing giant Kwik Fit celebrate the Queens 90th Birthday by making a massive portrait of her out of 900 old car parts including an Austin that she would have worked on as a mechanic in World War II.

The huge variety of parts enabled the team to create an accurate likeness, even down to the smallest detail.

Notable aspects of the elaborate three-and-a-half-metre by two-and-a-half-metre sculpture, dubbed Queen of Parts, include;

Crown – created from spark plugs, indicator lenses, brake lights and chrome trim

Earrings – styled from headlight reflectors and chromed nuts

Hair – weaved from tyres, electric leads, duct pipes, wiring loom and hoses

Skin – layered gaskets, bumpers, soft panels, water bottles, washers, air filters, bodywork and radiator grills

Eyes – produced from washers and blue control cable wreaths – her pupils are water pumps

Dress – constructed from brake discs, air filters, springs, spark plugs, mirrors, pulleys and petrol caps

Lips – comprised of hoses and brackets

Necklace – fashioned from headlights, mirrors and radiator grills

 A crew of four worked on the construction of the monarch’s mechanical mirror image; a process which took over 280 man hours to complete.

The team was led by artist David Parfitt, with the support of Kwik Fit technicians including Stuart Packham, Dan Read and Pete Hunt from South-Eastern branches of the organisation.