I'll bet it takes less than a year for Cessna, for example, to pull together the parts that it takes to build a fairly simple airplane like the 172. Tell me that this requires fewer specialized parts than a Kirkham-based Shelby and less careful assembly. Sure.
But, since jdog showed up in this thread, I'm going to get past my grousing about SAI's lousy production schedule. As I've said here before, you've got the give the Dog his due. That's one wicked cool looking black car. Wait or no wait, I'd say that jdog got what he bargained for, and in spades!
There's just something about that black that grabs me....