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The 2022 Concours Classes
We are pleased to announce the following classes for the 2022 Des Moines Concours d’Elegance: Antiques – Vehicles produced from the beginning of motor vehicles through 1927 Early Collectibles – A broad range of cars and trucks produced between 1928 and 1942 Atomic Age Collectibles – Vehicles with post-war styling built between 1946 and 1957 Read More
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Plans are underway for 2022!
The Iowa Automotive Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce that plans are underway for the 2022 Des Moines Concours to benefit Children’s Cancer Connection. The event is scheduled for September 10th and 11th, 2022. The Heartland Driving Tour will take place on Saturday, September 10th on a route to be determined. The Concours will be Read More
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1934 DeSoto Airflow Coupe Wins Best of Show at 2021 Des Moines Concours, Complete List of Winners
The Des Moines Concours d’Elegance to benefit Children’s Cancer Connection awarded Best of Show to a 1934 DeSoto Airflow Coupe on Sunday, September 12, 2021. The car led a field of more than 130 vehicles that included a 1939 Jaguar SS100, an ultra-rare 1953 Maverick Sportster and Iowa State University’s Eliana Solar Car. The DeSoto Read More
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An Extraordinary Auto Exhibition. From Every Era. For Every Age.
The Des Moines Concours d’Elegance to benefit Children’s Cancer Connection is an auto exhibition like no other in the area. All cars being exhibited are in the same, if not better, condition as when they left the factory. The best examples, most from within Iowa, are brought together for the public to not only enjoy Read More
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Announcing Classes for the 2021 Des Moines Concours, Applications to Exhibit Now Being Accepted
The Iowa Automotive Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce our classes for the 2021 Des Moines Concours to benefit Children’s Cancer Connection. The event is scheduled for September 11th and 12th, 2021. The Heartland Driving Tour will take place on Saturday, September 11th on a route to be determined. The Concours will be held Sunday, Read More
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Moving Forward for 2021!
The Iowa Automotive Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce that plans are underway for the 2021 Des Moines Concours to benefit Children’s Cancer Connection. The event is scheduled for September 11th and 12th, 2021. The Heartland Driving Tour will take place on Saturday, September 11th on a route to be determined. The Concours will be Read More
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Des Moines Concours Postponed until 2021
The Iowa Automotive Heritage Foundation has made the difficult decision to postpone the Des Moines Concours d’Elegance until 2021. The decision was made in light of the many variables that could affect the Concours due to COVID-19. Foundation president Peter Hemken stated, “As much as we would like to hold this year’s show, there are Read More
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2019 Program Available on Our Website
Check out the program for the 2019 Des Moines Concours, including Best of Show, Class winners, and Hagerty Youth Judging winners. The full program is available to download from our website by clicking here. This is our first year to produce the program after the show and allows us to highlight all the vehicles that Read More
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Inventive Iowan Created First 4-Wheel Drive
At the 2020 Des Moines Concours, we’re honoring the Iowa roots of 4-wheel drive. Our 4×4 and 4-Wheel Drive Class pays tribute to the foundational work of Jesse Livingood in creating a 4-wheel drive attachment for a Ford automobile in 1914. At the time, Iowa’s road system covered a good portion of the state. Roads, Read More
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COVID-19 and Planning for the Des Moines Concours
The Des Moines Concours team continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation, both in Iowa and nationwide. Given the current projected curve of the coronavirus, we believe the pandemic will sufficiently subside and the Concours will go forward as scheduled September 12 and 13. Our team continues to recruit the very best examples of vehicles Read More
