Review written on 8/1964.

Competition in the Compact Car segment has just gotten a little more heated. Durack has launched the Lackawanna. Is this Compact Car enough to unseat the everyone else or will it be worse than the T149. Don't worry! We have the answers.


The day started right when I was picked to drive the Durack Lackawanna on the track. The Lackawanna is a is pretty fast for a Compact Car. Its 58 hp @ 1146RPMs 1572 cc Radial5 engine response great and is the perfect size and power for this vehicle. It left a smile on my face when I was able to top it out at 91 mph. And then on the drag strip I was able to crank out a 23.930s 0 to 60 mph. Some may have their doubts, but the Durack Lackawanna is a fantastic track Compact Car. The good thing about the Durack Lackawanna is that it's actually handles better than your typical Compact Car. Its cornering abilities surpass the norm. So if it's weaving through cars in traffic or trying to do a lap around our track. The Lackawanna is a good choice.


Durack's interior design stands out among its peers. The material selection is fantastic, each seat is crafted by fine artisans, and the ride quality outstanding. Lackawanna is also full of features other drivers can only dream about. You will not want to leave the inside of this vehicle.

19 cu-ft is all the space you get in the Durack Lackawanna. So you should forget about how practical this vehicle is. You're not going to run to the grocery store in it.

The manufacturing process of Durack has really found something. The Lackawanna seems like a hand built car through and through. The workmanship is amazing. Only fine artisans could produce something like this.


The Durack Lackawanna is easily one of the most dependable vehicles ever made, it is excellently designed, excellently produced. And with just a little TLC will last forever and a decade.

When it came to fuel economy testing we tried to see how far we could go in the Durack Lackawanna. Our goal was to run it out of fuel. We tried and we failed. Even when the Lackawanna fuel gauge was below E, it kept going! Befuddled at this we asked Durack engineers how this is possible. They showed us their Motor Bunny fuel system, which just keeps going and going and going and going for an impressive 56.5 mpg. In one word, amazing.

With some focus on safety, Durack Lackawanna has been able to outshine most in its class. It almost makes you believe the marketing hype that Durack does actually believe in the safety and security of your family.


When it comes to Compact Car there should be only one vehicle to think of. Have you thought of it? Did you read this article? It's the Durack Lackawanna the best Compact Car I have ever driven! And the best one you've ever read about!