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Alright. I'm on the northern beaches, but could drive out to you

Hello there,

So I snapped up a 1979 CF for 200 bucks on the weekend, which I am stoked about.
Yet there seems to be a slight problem with the gear box.
First drive was fine but when placing it into to reverse to park the gear stick got stuck in reverse gear, and although it feels as if its in neutral (able to wobble around and move into other gears with clutch in) it is still in reverse gear.
The previous owner said you need to wobble the gear stick left to right whilst slowly releasing the clutch, yet this has not worked.

Any tips on getting the old girl into first so I can drive it home and start work on her?
Also, what does this mean for my gear box?
Any other tips on how to begin servicing the engine.
I previously worked on a hiace and now want a bigger resto challenge but have no knowledge whats so ever with bedfords, so anything you can give me would be great!

Cheers,

Tom