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To mark the 90th birthday of Britain's longest-reigning
monarch on Thursday, a company specializing in auto parts repair
has unveiled a 3 meter (10 ft), 115 kg (250 lb) portrait of
Elizabeth made out of hundreds of car and truck components.
A team led by artist David Parfitt used spark plugs, petrol
caps, hoses, gaskets, bumpers and headlights for the "Queen of
Parts" portrait to create Elizabeth's face, hair, jewelry and
clothing.
For the crown, they used brake and indicator lights from an
Austin K2, a type of military truck that Elizabeth did
mechanical training on in 1945. She served as a mechanic in a
branch of the British Army.
"Many people don't know that our queen is actually Britain's
most famous mechanic," Dhiren Master, marketing director at Kwik
Fit, whose technicians made the artwork, said in a video
release.
"During World War Two, she did her part in serving the country
by joining the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Services where she
served as a mechanic and a driver."
Born on April 21, 1926, Elizabeth last year surpassed the
23,226-day reign of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
(Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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