It has a gearshift on the steering column like an automatic, but it is a manual trans with a clutch. Sometimes known as "3 on the tree" lol how cool is that?
The gearshift is the lever on the right side of the steering wheel.
Pull the lever towards you and up for reverse, towards you and down for low gear, away from you and up for second gear, away and down for high gear. It is an "H" pattern with neutral in the middle.
Let Youtube school you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfC-xkyyCQY 61 Ford 330HP V8 with 3 speed. Notice the shifter action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26pQioiKaOs&feature=related With your Packard you do not need to shift a lot. Once you get in 3d you can do most of your driving, and idle down to 15 MPH then pull away and speed up to 90MPH without shifting. At least, it would when it was new maybe not so much now. The point is you don't have to shift gears all the time like the peanut motors in the new cars.
Use a delicate touch and don't try to shift it too fast and it will work fine for you.
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