MotorCities Heritage Area
Antique Car Tour
About our MotorCities Tour
Hear the uncommon tales of the remarkable people who build Detroit's automobile industry. Ordinary folks with extraordinary “can do” spirit turned Detroit into the Motor City. On tour we honor as many as we can, those who to this day are household names and those whose stars have faded into time.
This three hour private tour begins in a once-forgotten industrial district called Milwaukee Junction where Antique Touring’s garage is located at 461 Piquette Avenue. The MotorCities Heritage Antique Car Tour visits the seminal roots of iconic car companies such as Ford, Cadillac, Studebaker, General Motors, Packard, Brush, Maxwell, Chrysler and Dodge. From the Junction, the tour travels east to the Packard Plant, which was the first example of a novel factory design by Albert Kahn that revolutionized the possibilities for manufacturing in the 20th Century. The tour then travels north to Highland Park where Ford Motor Company built the first automated assembly line, fulfilling the potential of Kahn’s design. We drive to many other car companies significant to the early story of Detroit’s auto industry on the way to these two iconic factory buildings. The tour winds through upscale neighborhood of Boston Edison where the early auto titans built their first mansions over 100 years ago and ends at Albert Kahn’s Deco era masterpiece built by General Motors and Fisher Body.
To book the MotoCities Heritage Antique Car Tour, choose one of the three cars below. Under the photo of the car you prefer, click the red button. It will take you to our secure booking site where you will be able to book your tour and ensure that the correct car will be reserved for your party.
Jupiter
1930 Ford Model A Pheaton or Touring Car.
Introducing Jupiter
Meet Jupiter, he is a 1930 Ford Model A Phaeton. Jupe is a four-door "touring car," with a soft top that can go up during rain or mid-day sun. Up to four people plus the driver fit in Jupe. He was the first car in our fleet in 2018 and came from Jupiter Florida.
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Seating Capacity
Jupiter can seat a total of five individuals including the driver with one guest in the front passenger seat and three across the back. However, Model A's have fairly narrow seating capacity compared to modern cars, so some people are more comfortable on tour with two in the back.
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Accessibility
All of our Model A's have running boards for stepping up into the vehicles. Also, to get into the back seat requires finess over the rear fender. This can be challenging for people with mobility issues.
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Child Seats
We are unable to accommodate child seats so as per Michigan law, we do not go on tour with children under the age of 8.
Jack
1931 Ford Model A Slant Window Town Sedan.
Introducing Jack
Meet Jack, he is a 1931 Ford Model A Slant Window Town Sedan, a four-door hard-top seating up to four people plus the driver. Jack was the second addition to our fleet in 2018 and is a local fella who joined our fleet from Bloomfield Hills Michigan.
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Seating Capacity
Jack can seat a total of five individuals including the driver with one guest in the front passenger seat and three across the back. However, Model A's have fairly narrow seating capacity compared to modern cars, so some people are more comfortable on tour with two in the back.
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Accessibility
All of our Model A's have running boards for stepping up into the vehicles. Also, to get into the back seat requires finess over the rear fender. This can be challenging for people with mobility issues.
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Child Seats
We are unable to accommodate child seats so as per Michigan law, we do not go on tour with children under the age of 8.
Josephine
1929 Ford Model A Woody Station Wagon.
Introducing Josephine
Meet Josie, she is our 1929 Ford Model A Woody Station Wagon. She's a four-door open car (no windows) with capacity for up to six people plus the driver. We acquired Josie in 2021. Like Jack, Josie is a local gal who made her way to our team from Allen Park Michigan.
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Seating Capacity
Josie can seat a total of seven individuals including the driver with one guest in the front passenger seat, two in the middle and three across the back. Model A's have fairly narrow seating capacity compared to modern cars, so some people are more comfortable on tour with two in the back.
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Accessibility
All of our Model A's have running boards for stepping up into the vehicles. Also, to get into the back seat requires finess over the rear fender. This can be challenging for people with mobility issues.
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Child Seats
We are unable to accommodate child seats so as per Michigan law, we do not go on tour with children under the age of 8.