Promoting Iowa’s Automotive Heritage; Supporting Iowa Charities
The primary purpose and mission of the Iowa Automotive Heritage Foundation is to enhance and promote the automotive heritage of Iowa and the Midwest. The Foundation provides educational projects and public awareness programs that celebrate automotive art and design and highlight the social and economic benefits of our automotive heritage.
The Foundation’s mission is to share automotive history and knowledge with the public, educating people of all ages. Backed by more than 60 enthusiastic volunteers, our 25-year tradition of preserving automotive heritage and producing the Des Moines Concours continues to inspire appreciation for the automobile across generations.
2026 IAHF Board Members
Peter Hemken – Chair
Myron Stine – Vice Chair
David Holzinger – Secretary
Paul Fitzpatrick – Treasurer
Scott Diehn
Daryl Metzger
Scott Edwards
Paul Conte
2026 Des Moines Concours Leads
Joseph Phillips – Co-Chair
Steve Simpson – Co-Chair
Scott Edwards – Sponsorships
Scott Diehn – Marketing
David Holzinger – Exhibitor Care
Tom Wollan – Vendor Coordination
Dylan Swicegood-Recruitment Chair
2026 Gala Committee
Paul Conte
Daryl Metzger
Steve Simpson
Foundation Achievements
- The Des Moines Concours, an annual automotive exhibition in downtown Des Moines, attracted more than 22,000 attendees at its 2025 event
- Proceeds of more than $185,000 from the Concours benefited Children’s Cancer Connection
- The Foundation encourages engagement of high school and college students to appreciate the history and knowledge of our automotive heritage
- Joseph Phillips, Event Co-Chair and Industrial Technology Teacher at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, helped create a student chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America – Des Moines Region. The Foundation encourages other club chapters to do the same.
- The IAHF helped fund the restoration of a patrol car and more recently a patrol motorcycle on behalf of the Iowa State Patrol. Both will be used to help with ISP recruitment.
