Don't you guys think its a little unfair to be crapping all over this guys thread. If you can't afford 45,000 then this car isn't for you, simple. Just because you can't afford this doesn't mean that you can start jumping all over it.
As far as the false stuff about the bondo and the grafting, I know this bus and I know it has almost no bondo and is an original 23 Window, not some graft job. Ross has restored Datsun Roadsters for years to a very high calibre of restoration and Split Buses, especially 58s are his personal passion. Much like his Roadsters, all body work done on this car is done at the metal, almost no bondo goes into his cars.
If you guys are interested give him a call, I'm sure he'd love to show you the bus and chew the fat, and you can judge for yourself the quality of his restorations. Not all of his cars get a price this high, but a vehicle with this much passion and work put into, plus a market that seems willing to bear higher prices for 23 Windows, allow him to put it up for this much. Let the market determine its value, not a bunch of whiney ass poor forum readers who are quick to jump all over anything that changes their VW status quo.
Times are changing, VWs aren't worthless shite-boxes anymore.
Brandon