Oldsmobile was trying to imbue its dull-as-paper Intrigue with some actual intrigue, so it stuffed a 550-hp Cadillac Northstar V-8 under the hood. Let us repeat that salient detail, let it escape you.

Oldsmobile was trying to imbue its dull-as-paper Intrigue with some actual intrigue, so it stuffed a 550-hp Cadillac Northstar V-8 under the hood. Let us repeat that salient detail, let it escape you.

While trusted evaluator Hagerty values the Oldsmobile from 1970 and 1971 at only $29,500 and $36,00 respectively, the '70-'71 442 is worth a staggering $79,000-$84,000 on average at auction ...

If you blinked, you might have missed the 1991 Oldsmobile Quad 442 W-41. This weird little Cutlass spin-off is pretty rare today, and the reason why is strange.