When they said necessity was the mother of invention they must have been thinking of Ford Motor Company in the '60s, with both the cross-bolted 427ci Side Oiler and the Top Loader four-speed ...

The answer to why Ford's Toploader transmission was so robust lies in its name. It features a brawny cast-iron case that's only accessible through the top, which means that the internals all had to be ...

Ford's Top Loader four-speed transmission got its reputation for solid reliability from time-proven performance under some of the most grueling conditions imaginable. Born in Detroit and groomed in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The answer to why Ford's Toploader transmission was so robust lies in its name. It features a brawny cast-iron case that's only ...