A GIANT portrait of the Queen arrived in Altrincham today.

It went to Manchester and then to Altrincham's Kwik Fit centre.

Created to celebrate the monarch’s 90th birthday this year, the artwork was constructed from more than 800 different car and truck parts.

The ‘Queen of Parts’ is then embarking on a UK wide tour after such high interest across the country since its creation.

The portrait will be visiting eight locations around the UK, including Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Windsor, Penzance and Brighton.

Honouring her Majesty’s contribution to the Second World War, where she trained and served as an Army mechanic in the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), the elaborate 3.5m by 2.5m sculpture includes a crown created from spark plugs, indicator lenses, brake lights and chrome trim, and a necklace fashioned from headlights, mirrors and radiator grills. The final portrait weighs in at 115kg.

A crew of four worked on the construction of the monarch, which took over 280 man hours to complete. The team was led by artist David Parfitt, with the support of Kwik Fit technicians Dan Read and Pete Hunt from South-Eastern branches of the organisation.

Itsy Hussain, Manchester operations manager, said: “When we found out the Queen of Parts was visiting Manchester, our technicians were thrilled to have the chance to see the portrait in person and to be part of the Queen’s birthday celebrations. It’s not every day that royalty comes to Manchester!

"Not many people know that the Queen is our nation’s most famous mechanic, and what better way to mark her 90th birthday than by taking Her Majesty to some of Britain’s most famous landmarks.”