@1940limited the button on the shifter is to slide the shifter out of freewheeling and into a regular gear. The 1931 to 1934 Lincolns came with a 3 speed freewheeling standard transmission. When driving in town, you shift into 2nd without pushing the button and when you let off the gas, it goes into a neutral state and coasts. If you put your gas pedal down, it will go back into gear. If you are driving in hilly areas, you push the button, and advance the shifter a bit further in that gear, and it will go into regular gear where if you let off the gas, the car will slow down and stay engaged. Only 2nd and 3rd gears have the 2 positions.
Have you just been operating on it. Love your fashion sense.
I think that double clutch and double de-clutch at every shift could be an acceptable option to not graterw the gearbox 😅
You can shift it without the clutch perfectly with some practice.
Is the button on the shift knob a reverse lockout? I wondered if it was a 4-speed. Not sure what Lincolns had in them.
@1940limited the button on the shifter is to slide the shifter out of freewheeling and into a regular gear. The 1931 to 1934 Lincolns came with a 3 speed freewheeling standard transmission. When driving in town, you shift into 2nd without pushing the button and when you let off the gas, it goes into a neutral state and coasts. If you put your gas pedal down, it will go back into gear. If you are driving in hilly areas, you push the button, and advance the shifter a bit further in that gear, and it will go into regular gear where if you let off the gas, the car will slow down and stay engaged. Only 2nd and 3rd gears have the 2 positions.