All good points so far. Keep in mind the Chinese supposedly dumped Virgo knock-offs into the marketplace at one point and time and that those were supposedly inferior in quality. So your OEM ones are worth even more in value.
Virgo's supposedly do not like pot holes and can supposedly bend more easily than other custom wheels. So if yours are in good shape structurally, this adds even more to the value.
Virgo center caps are becoming harder and harder to find as well. You at least have one!
Virgo's also either came from the factory, or were modified, with a stripe down those "gulley" sides of the wheel brackets. Common colors were light blue and black such as to match the overall paint scheme of the vehicle.
'85 was the peak year of the wiring harness problem, which was a killer maintenance issue with the early to mid '80's 240 models. It was about $1,000 to fix the problem. Between this high cost maintenance issue and the fact that the oil based turbos on a lot of these models were very expensive to repair, a lot of people just gave up on these cars and sent them to the junkyard with relatively low miles (for a Volvo that is).
It's faded, but the paint appears to be in relatively nice shape (hood and roof look stable). Multiple coats of Mother's 3-part system will really clean it up, should you be motivated.
Tie rods, rack, exhaust, MAF, center bearing, u-joints, flame trap (non-turbo) - it's never the engine that go on these these things, it's just that people do not keep up with the maintenance and the cost of that maintenance. When all of a sudden people are hit with $700-800 upkeep bills out of nowhere, people say the-hell-with-it and dump them. Factory part included, I'm on my fourth rack. I'm getting 5-6 years and about 100-120K on each rack. I try very hard to keep up with the maintenance. How is the undercarriage rust?
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