Princess Elizabeth British ATS Mechanic Overalls WWII – Custom Printed Brick Block Figure

English Title & Specific Name

• Figure Title: Princess Elizabeth British ATS Mechanic Overalls WWII
• Historical Era / Theme: British Auxiliary Territorial Service / Second World War / 1945
• Faction / Military Branch: British Army / Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)
• Role: Princess Elizabeth / ATS driver and mechanic trainee

Detailed Character Identification, Description, and Historical Background

Character Identification

A brick figure interpretation of Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, in khaki mechanic overalls, recalling her wartime driver and mechanic training with the Auxiliary Territorial Service.

Detailed Character Description

• Headgear and Face: A khaki peaked cap with a gold-tone ATS badge, brown side-hair detail and a smiling face with red lips.
• Mechanic Overalls: Khaki workwear printed with a collar, front fastening, two chest pockets, a waist belt and seam details.
• Workwear Decoration: Dark oil-stain-style marks appear across the trousers and one sleeve, with a round insignia-style print on the upper arm.
• Lower Body: Khaki trouser legs include printed seams and a side pocket, finishing in dark brown footwear.

Included: One complete Princess Elizabeth ATS mechanic-overalls brick figure with the pictured worn khaki cap.

Historical / Thematic Background

Princess Elizabeth’s wartime ATS service included learning to drive and maintain vehicles. A 1945 photograph held by the National Army Museum shows her working on a car engine and removing its spark plugs. This practical training places the future Queen in the story of the transport and maintenance work that supported Britain’s armed forces during the Second World War.

Drivers and mechanics performed operational support tasks that kept vehicles available for service. Within the ATS, women undertook an expanding range of military duties while remaining outside combat roles. Elizabeth’s training offers a specific historical example of that wider contribution, connecting an individual royal biography with the everyday skills required by a wartime organisation.

The miniature expresses the workshop theme through khaki overalls, printed pockets and seams, and dark oil-stain-style decoration. Its cap, brown side-hair detail and smiling face link it visually to the uniform version of the same person. It can accompany a brick-built garage, training-yard scene or display about wartime transport. The included product is the complete figure and worn cap; the workwear print supplies the maintenance theme without a separate tool or vehicle.