Odd 4speed shift pattern help

The man I bought it from said it's been that way since the early 90s..The car is going to be delivered to me early next week from California.

Oh ok. Well when you get it, come back here and post some pictures of the transmission. I just bet it has a lever swapped around. The H pattern is industry standard and reverse is always in a corner. Normally up and all the way left. Though on the BW T18 in my Ford truck reverse is all the way right and back. Still in a corner.