That's a beautiful color. Regarding your hand brake, if it holds on an average hill, everything's fine. If it doesn't, it needs adjustment. Half the time they don't hold anyway so cut yourself some slack and, if it doesn't hold, just assume it's always been that way.
Regarding your transmission, it's probably a TKO600, but this page will show you how to read the tag that will be on the passenger side of the trans (under the car).
SCOF - How to determine your Transmission type