ERA
Brass Era Vehicles
A celebration of early motoring, vintage vehicle preservation and the beauty of pre-1928 automobiles.
Southeast Iowa Heritage Route
Red Flag Motor Tour
A vintage vehicle touring tradition celebrating Brass Era automobiles, Iowa villages, historic routes and the community spirit behind early motoring.
Brass Era Vehicles
Southeast Iowa
Historic Village Routes
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Touring Routes
Historic routes across southeast Iowa, traditionally running between 75 and 100 miles per day.
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Iowa Villages
Supporting local communities, cultural vitality and the hospitality of Iowa villages.
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Living Heritage
A tour tradition built around drivers, spectators, reenactments and shared appreciation for vintage touring.
The Tour Story
A rolling tribute to vintage vehicles and southeast Iowa communities.
The Red Flag Horseless Carriage Motor Tour has historically returned to southeast Iowa as an annual event, where Brass Era vehicles and their drivers experience the beauty, hospitality and cultural character of the region.
Participants traditionally gather for introductions and a drivers meeting before beginning multiple days of touring. Routes vary each year and historically run between 75 and 100 miles per day.
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.
The mission of the Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour is to foster understanding and appreciation of vintage vehicle touring while enhancing the economic and cultural vitality of the southeast Iowa region.
Quick FAQ
Red Flag Motor Tour Questions
Helpful answers for vintage vehicle owners, spectators, route communities and heritage motoring enthusiasts.
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 New London to Brighton reenactment.
The mission is to foster understanding and appreciation of vintage vehicle touring while enhancing the economic and cultural vitality of the southeast Iowa region.
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