Sherry lived in Holden for several years with her family, which includes her husband, Brian, and their three sons \u2014 Logan, 13, Devin, 9, and Donovan, 5 \u2014 and for the past five years they have called Rutland home.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy family has been here for generations,\u201d Sherry said of her strong ties to the Wachusett district. \u201cMy stepdad, who died a few years ago and with whom I was quite close, was born and raised here. My mom and I moved to Rutland over 20 years ago when they got married.\u201d<\/p>\n
She and her husband first got interested in owning movie cars 14 years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrowing up in the ’80s and ’90s, we were big fans of amazing movies like \u2018Back to the Future,\u2019 \u2018Ghostbusters,\u2019 \u2018Batman\u2019 with Michael Keaton, and TV shows like \u2018Knight Rider\u2019 and \u2018The A-Team,\u2019\u201d Sherry said. \u201cAfter sharing these shows with our three sons \u2026 we thought it would be really fun to share the real thing with them and others. My husband thought the idea of picking up our sons from school in a 20-foot Batmobile would be epic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since then, they have accumulated quite the collection. Their first vehicle was a 1977 black Trans Am a la \u201cSmokey and the Bandit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband grew up down the street from the famous Burt Reynolds, aka the Bandit,\u201d Sherry shared. \u201cThis spurred our first movie car.\u201d<\/p>\n
Next was the DeLorean, now a perfect replica of the Time Machine from \u201cBack to the Future,\u201d and then they added \u201ca world-famous race car from the epic Will Ferrell movie \u2018Talladega Nights\u2019,\u201d Sherry said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is the screen-used Wonder Bread car driven by the one and only Ricky Bobby,\u201d she said of the race card driver lead character Ferrell plays in the movie. \u201cIt was found and shipped to us from Talladega, Alabama. Shake N Bake!\u201d<\/p>\n
They are also restoring a screen-accurate KITT from the popular 1980s television show \u201cKnight Rider\u201d starring David Hasselhoff, and have acquired the original molds from world-famous car designer George Barris, who made KITT for the show.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were fortunate to get voice actor William Daniels to record personalized phrases for KITT to use when talking to our family,\u201d Sherry said, conveying the lengths they go to in order to make sure their vehicles are as accurately replicated as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor fun,\u201d she said, they have added a couple 1966 Amphicars to their collection, cars that are famous at Disney Springs in Orlando, Florida, and quipped that people should \u201cbe on the lookout for out-of-control cars splashing down in nearby lakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
And, sure enough, they are making the Batmobile happen. Sherry said they are building \u201ctwo more iconic superstar cars,\u201d the 1989 Batmobile and the 1959 Cadillac Ambulance, aka Ecto-1, made famous in the 1984 \u201cGhostbusters\u201d movie and subsequent films starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re hoping to have these cars gracing the highways this fall,\u201d she said of their latest vehicles.<\/p>\n
She said her boys made the 6 o\u2019clock news dressed as \u201cBack to the Future\u201d characters at that 2018 Comic Con, and that they originally bought the DeLorean \u201cto bring awareness to our small family business, Mass Hearing Specialists.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought it was a fun idea to imagine a time without hearing loss,\u201d said Sherry, whose role is patient care coordinator. \u201cOur patients have enjoyed the build and the journey over the last six years, and we’re all really excited to share the finished car with everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said people are welcome to contact them to rent their vehicles for special events, and can contact her via email at sskeen@masshearing.com or 508-21-6576 if interested. Besides offering that and their own enjoyment, Sherry said the family has allowed other great causes, such as The Windham Middle School in Maine, to use the DeLorean \u201cfor their fight against opioid overdose awareness program.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey had the entire school watch \u2018Back to the Future\u2019 and did their take on a future without an opioid crisis,\u201d Sherry said. \u201cIt had a huge turnout and was very successful.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked what they enjoy most about the response to their fun and iconic vehicles, Sherry said that they \u201clove that the community really appreciates the hard work and dedication that goes into these cars.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way it brings everyone together to share in the love and passion of such epic movies and characters is amazing,\u201d she said. \u201cParents and kids being able to relate with one another over these iconic cars is awe-inspiring. We have been very blessed and fortunate to meet so many wonderful people and families that we now call friends. Who would have thought that my husband’s love of odd cars would allow us to share so many smiles and wonderful memories with so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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