Ford's Automatic Overdrive (AOD) transmission arrived in 1980 in full-size Fords, Mercurys, and the Lincoln Continental. As the AOD became available in more applications during the 1980s, including ...
To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...
The original AOD (Automatic Overdrive) transmission was basically the old cast iron Ford FMX reborn as a lighter more fuel efficient overdrive slush box in 1980. The AOD had the FMX’s super rugged ...