I had a '60 Falcon like this when I was sixteen. Took about ten minutes to figure out. Get someone who understands the relationships between engine, car, and tranmission speeds to help you. Good part is almost no one will want to borrow your car.
I had a 60 Falcon. 85 hp 144 cid "six." Less power than a Briggs and Stratton Lawn mower. Zero anything. Cardboard headliner and visors. AM radio, all the time. The heater didn't work most the time.
Shifting? It was NON syncro, and you could NOT lug it around a corner in second like you can a 225. When they were new, my Gramps had a 60-61 Comet. My Dad and Gramps both knew how to double clutch. I learned. "It was part of life."
First car I drove was Dad's 55 Chev wagon, gues what? non syncro three on tree.
