If you ever find yourself driving in the 508 area code, beware of stodgy looking station wagons. Sometimes the most innocuous looking kid transporter might smack you around and take your lunch money! The Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser pictured here was found on the Autoholics website and may be from the outside the most tired looking grocery getter ever seen. However, with the addition of an 8.1 L Vortex engine and backed up with a five speed manual transmission, this brute melts tires like flames melt ice cubes.

There are few clues that can help you spot this beast before he sneaks up and blows the doors off. The transplanted motor does not quite fit within the stock confines of the engine bay. A small hole had to be cut in the hood to allow for a few parts to be exposed.

While the stock automatic transmission was replaced with the five-speed manual, the original column mounted gear selector was retained, so as to not give away its bad intentions from a distance. The remainder of the interior is left so painfully stock and unimproved that there is no fear of damage from hauling the dogs, kids and groceries on a daily basis. Even the child safety seat looks well-worn from use by multiple children.

But after you are lulled into a false sense of security by its seemingly harmless appearance, this boulevard monster comes to life and shows its real personality as a street predator.