The Trabant arrives at the bodyshop around noon.
Now that both cars are at the bodyshop, we can begin to cut both cars in half.
The Trabant is prepared to be cut in two.
Tape is used as a guide to maintain a straight line when the roof is cut.
The car is ready to cut in two.
Now the roof is cut through.
The roof is cut through to the other side.
It's time to cut the floorboards.
A view of the Trabant floorboard being cut in half as seen through its' rear window.
The floorboard of the Trabant is almost cut through.
The last bit of steel is sawed through by hand to have better control as the two technicians apply force to assist the cutting.
The division is starting to show!
And the division is getting bigger!
Now the Trabant is in two parts!
It took five years to get to this point. Hopefully the next part will just take a few weeks to accomplish!
Hard to believe it took so long to finally get to this point.