It may have a manual valve body on the tranny. My Cuda was a clutchless 3 speed. You can't shift quicker with a clutch, mash the gas and slap the shifter.
Man, that thing is going for a lot more than it is worth. All the cosmetic probs and a non-matching number engine (ya, nit picking, but for something like that, you gotta or you spend WAY more than it is worth). 20k tops for it, great project car