Ray, I don't know where you live, but if it is far from CT like me, plan on two round trips via airline, with hotel. I'd recommend the first one about a week after the body comes out of paint. You want the opportunity to get it touched up if there is an issue with the paint job. It is hard to predict for purposes of a 14 day advance purchase discount ticket, so err on the long side. This trip will do you a world of good .. you actually have a car!
The second trip is when Peter is saying your car is a "week away." That is when you sit down with Peter and access the "enormous ERA customer database"
and confirm that everything you ordered was done. You may find some misunderstandings at this point, changes that didn't get entered into the database, etc .. better in New Britain than your garage
ERA #745 shipped in Sep 07 as a painted roller, 12 months after deposit. I had the motor and tranny ready when it got to TX. It took me 11 days to get it on the street, minus the carpeting. I had a lot of help from local CC members to pull that off.
Good luck!
Sam