Thanks for the encouragement, gentlemen. The Plus 8 colour is close to what I hope it will be (!). My colour is called Beryll "green", a 90's Merc colour, but is decidely light blue...maybe with a "hint" of green, as Dulux would say. Interior is dark blue leather, hood same colour. The build started this week, I'm assured (by having a chassis number mentioned on the invoice!), so it's tantalisingly close to reality.
One more observation. Half the world (obviously not Morganistas) say the ride is terrible. The other half don't mention that characteristic...