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