Brass Era Vehicles
Pre-1928 automobiles honored and preserved.
Southeast Iowa Heritage Route
Heritage Roads.
Heritage Roads.
Timeless Stories.
Brass Era automobiles, historic routes and Iowa villages connected by community and tradition.
Historic Motor Tour Archive
Historic Routes
75 to 100 miles per day through scenic Iowa villages.
Iowa Villages
Supporting local communities and cultural vitality.
Living Heritage
Preserving history and inspiring future generations.
The Tour Story
A Journey That Celebrates More Than the Road.
The Red Flag Horseless Carriage Motor Tour brings together vintage vehicle owners, spectators and communities to celebrate heritage, hospitality and the beauty of southeast Iowa.
Participants traditionally gather for introductions and a drivers meeting before setting out on routes that vary each year, often travelling between 75 and 100 miles per day.
Our Mission
Understanding, Appreciation and Cultural Vitality.
The tour exists to celebrate vintage vehicle touring while strengthening awareness of heritage motoring and supporting the communities along selected routes.
Quick FAQ
Red Flag Motor Tour Questions
The Red Flag Motor Tour, also known as the Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour, is a vintage vehicle touring tradition celebrating Brass Era vehicles, historic automobile routes and southeast Iowa communities.
The tour has historically taken place across southeast Iowa, with routes connected to Mount Pleasant, Keosauqua, Kalona, New London, Brighton and other Iowa villages.
Historic Red Flag Motor Tour content highlights Brass Era vehicles and vintage vehicles made before 1928.
The 2023 tour theme was Visiting and Valuing a Patchwork of Iowa Villages, with key stops including Keosauqua, Kalona and the annual New London to Brighton reenactment.
Southeast Iowa Village Heritage