In the lead up to the Queen's 90th birthday, an artist and a team of mechanics have combined their talents to make a large sculpture of Her Majesty entirely out of car and truck parts.
The aptly titled "Queens of Parts" - designed by three technicians from the car servicing company Kwik Fit, led by the artist David Parfitt - is comprised of over 800 components from Jaguar, Austin, Rover, Land Rover, and Ford cars, as well as parts made in the
Here's what it looks like in full:
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Based on photos of the Queen, the artwork - which stands over 11-feet tall and weighs 115 kilograms - pays homage to her work as an army mechanic in the Auxiliary Territorial Service during the Second World War.
During her service, the Queen changed vehicle wheels, took apart and reassembled engines, and drove ambulances, according to a press release from Kwik Fit.
The 3-D portrait took more than 280 hours to make, and features a crown made out of spark plugs, indicator lenses, and brake lights, and hair fashioned out of tyres, electric leads, duct pipes, and wiring. The Queen's necklace has been produced out of headlights, mirrors, and radiator grills, while her eyes are made from blue control cable wreaths.
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When she was a princess, the Queen trained as an ATS mechanic. Here she is at work in 1945.
"The Queen is one of the most respected and admired women in the world, so there was considerable pressure to produce a tribute that honoured her appropriately," Parfitt is quoted saying on the Kwik Fit website.
"Being conscious of the fact that moving the tiniest part could make a big difference to the overall look, we think the finished portrait is a fitting acknowledgement of the contribution she made," he said.
The sculpture will be displayed at Kwik Fit centres across the UK in the next few months. After that, the company hopes to present the masterpiece to the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace as a suggested addition to its permanent collection.