'Motorcycles Around the World' exhibit opens Saturday in Warren

WARREN

“Motorcycles Around the World,” an exhibition of antique motorcycles, opens Saturday at the National Packard Museum and runs through May 20.

The exhibition will feature more than 30 motorcycles built in 12 countries. The annual antique-motorcycle exhibit is in its 12th year, according to curator Bruce Williams of Cortland.

“Our exhibit has a national reputation for excellence, and we now have owners contacting us, offering to loan us their bikes for display,” he said.

The exhibit attracts visitors from across the world, said Mary Ann Porinchak, executive director of the museum. Last year’s exhibition lured visitors from 30 states and 11 countries.

One of the highlights this year is a 1942 Harley-

Davidson “Knucklehead” originally owned by legendary actor and noted Packard aficionado Clark Gable. The bike is on loan from Joe Hassett of Ashtabula.

This year’s exhibit will pay tribute to the world’s oldest motorcycle road race.

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