The bus is now in Thames having the interior fitted.
It is registered, (to me too! Someone pulled some strings there, dunno who yet...) has a Certificate of Fitness, (even though the speedo is not yet working; some more strings were pulled obviously,) and we're heading up there Sunday to check it out first thing Monday.

Graeme Cox and Scruffy Dover drove it over to Thames for us while we were in the States, and reported back that they were very impressed with the way it drove, handled, performed, and braked.
So it seems we got things pretty well right.

Obviously I'm disappointed that I wasn't there on its maiden trip; but at long last things are starting to move again.

And that's got to be all good!