Prolific Restorations !

[CraigCantwell]

Nelson's crew tackles some pretty massive rebuilds, and several have been though the shop more than once over the years. Current count is somewhere around 40 complete WW2 rebuilds, with an unknown number of other ones. Don't forget that Ezell also does maintenance, paint and avionics too.

I suspect that whomever wrote the article is the one that dropped a couple of words during the writing. As to the number of aircraft, that's only 18 projects a year on average. I did see where JT is retiring and slowing down the shop, and has sold the T-28 parts inventory recently.

Remember, complexity, rarity, the work required, the level of authenticity and the financials all have bearing on how quickly a project can be completed.

As to us, remember, we only do this a few hours a week, with a few guys on average, and not on a full time basis like the others.