Enthusiasts drawn from afar to Packard motorcycle exhibit

WARREN

Jane Luchenbach is a true motorcycle enthusiast, which explains why she drove nearly six hours from her home in Downington, Pa., to attend Saturday’s opening of the 12th annual antique motorcycle exhibit at the National Packard Museum here.

“I found out about the show at a motorcycle swap meet and knew I had to come,” she said as she shot a photo of a 1953 motorcycle built in the former East Germany. “It’s definitely worth the trip and it’s nice to see these cycles in different settings.”

“This is fantastic,” said Carl Estes of Cincinnati, who accompanied Luchenbach to the exhibit. Estes knows something about antique motorcycles since he races models built before 1924 on dirt tracks, and has won a national championship of the Antique Motorcycle Club in that division.

The show, “Motorcycles Around the World,” displays more than 30 cycles built in 12 countries. “We don’t repeat displays so [the cycles] are different every year,” said Bruce Williams of Cortland, who has been the show curator since its inception.

The motorcycles are placed among the museum’s classic Packard automobiles.

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