By Steve Kroeger
A CELEBRATION OF THE ART AND DESIGN OF THE AUTOMOBILE SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2021 motorcycle class, featuring icons of the motorcycle world. It also has yearly special classes of other famous and significant cars that have been produced. This year, for the first time, through the efforts of David Sanderson, President of the Central Iowa Regional Group #145, our Region sponsored the first ever Ford Flathead V-8 Class of 1932 to 1953. This class was for Fords with the original V-8 engines.
The 2021 Des Moines Concours d’Elegance was held September 11-12 at the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Art Park, in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The show hosts annual classes every year, from antiques up to 1927, to the high priced Classics from 1915 to 1948. It also has classes for the American muscle cars, up to 1973 and a
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Fourteen early Ford and Lincoln V-8s were selected by the committee of the class. Five of which came from our very own Region. Those cars included; a 1935 Ford Coupe, belonging to Richard and Verna Grieve; a 1939 Ford Fordor Sedan, belonging to Wade and Mary Krieg; a 1940 Ford Tudor, belonging to new members Eldon and Denise McAfee; a 1936 Woody, belonging to Roger and Pam Oliver and a 1935 Ford Phaeton belonging to past member David and Lois Johnson. Three cars were selected as winners of the class and 1st place
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