I do hope the transmission might be a later one but we will fond out soon enough. I managed to get the clutch unstuck and rock the car in gear from where she sits...so far so good. What I couldnt do though is pull the speedo cable out of the housing to check fluid level...its a different style than I've seen with a rubber grommet in the housing instead of a gasket.
Here's a short video of the first start after quite a bit of cranking.
https://youtube.com/shorts/s_13NRlyCNI?si=bSbzHLJsMCiAQW2_On a down note, the front driver's pinch seam folded in a good bit when I was jacking it. Not particularly fantastic.
Otherwise I think she will drive fine...even the alternator cleaned up.