It is unique and unless you completely remove all the pieces, your friends will probably ask about it -- and if it is working, maybe even be suitably impressed at what they did in days before automatic transmissions were common. IMO, it would be nice to have it working for show and tell even if operation is not perfect at first. If you get comfortable with it then make it perfect. Adjustments do have to be made carefully and properly so that is the troublesome part. And, if you choose not to use it you can always turn it off once show and tell is over so it won't hinder normal driving.
You might download the training manual and see what you think on the operation and check that everything is there
https://www.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/downloads/ClutchTrainingManual.pdf The common failure items which usually got them disabled are the rubber bellows -- which is now available from Steele -- and the wire rope which is available from Kanter and maybe other vendors. One problem on getting it operational will be your conversion to 12v. There is a solenoid built into the control unit that is 6v. Nothing else could substitute so that incompatibility will have to be addressed.
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