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The Dodge

Name: The Dodge
Author: Anne Cutter Mikkelsen
ISBN: 9780983198222

by Anne Cutter Mikkelsen, Eduard Alden Mikkelsen

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Overview

At 17 years old, Mike spotted the car in a garage in Connecticut and drove her to Lewistown, Montana. When he joined the service, The Dodge D-19 Luxury Liner convertible was abandoned and laid to rest in a Montana coulee. Mike longed, and connived; he strategized and twenty years later risked it all, maneuvering the impossible to resurrect and restore his beloved Dodge to her original glory. Together forever, their life stories are as inseparable and dazzling as the dual carburetors of her 1980 Jaguar XJ6 with a GM turbo 400 transmission.
Mike’s wife, Anne, studied French cooking, owned two restaurants and a B&B. For over 30 years, she has been a daring accomplice in the lives of both the Dodge and her husband.

Synopsis

At 17 years old, Mike spotted the car in a garage in Connecticut and drove her home to Lewistown, Montana. When he joined the Army, the '41 Dodge D-19 Luxury Liner convertible was abandoned and laid to rest in a rancher's coulee. Mike longed, and connived; he strategized and twenty years later risked everything, maneuvering the impossible to resurrect and restore his beloved Dodge to her original glory. Together forever, their life stories are as inseparable and dazzling as the dual carburetors of her 1980 Jaguar XJ6 with a GM turbo 400 transmission. Their messsage is about commitment, perseverance and love. It is about the inner urgencies that guide human behavior toward a balance of life--metal and man softened by nature, passion and adversity. How does the man-car duo adapt to their advancing ages and combined disabilities and emerge transformed and triumphant? Mike's wife, Anne, studied French cooking, owned two restaurants and a B&B. For over 30 years she has been a daring accomplice and advocate in the lives of both the Dodge and her husband.

About the Author, Anne Cutter Mikkelsen

Anne Cutter Mikkelsen is an advocate, French-trained chef, gardener and author of Take Charge of Parkinson’s Disease: Dynamic Lifestyle Changes to Put You in the Driver’s Seat. In 2011, she also published From Both Sides of the River: a family portrait.
Mike Mikkelsen is an artist of clay and steel. He is passionate about the details of cars “with a personality,” referring to his favorites as, rolling sculptures.
Mike and Anne live in Bellingham, Washington. Together they have seven children and sixteen grandchildren. Mike became a great-grandfather in October, 2011.