Gus's Customs

Gus's Customs is a former automobile modification shop located in Redford in the Motor City Wasteland. In 2287, it is a den for the Highwaymen raider group.

Background
Before the Great War, Gus's was a small-time car customization shop located in Redford. The proprietor of the shop was master mechanic Augustin "Gus" Ochoa and he could do it all as far as automobile customization goes. He even adapted a couple of older petroleum-powered cars to run on nuclear energy thanks to DTF's Fusion Core Conversion Kits, although most of Gus's clientele couldn't afford such a procedure. For extra cash, Gus's Customs doubled as a front for an illegal chop shop for stolen vehicles. Gus had multiple run-ins with the police and they searched his place of business more than once, but no evidence was ever found that connected Gus to auto theft.

After the bombs fell, Gus Ochoa was in a bad place for a long time. He had lived his whole life in the city. He knew nothing about growing crops or raising livestock, like some wastelanders were having luck with on the outskirts of town. The survival skills he had he picked up on the streets. So Gus decided to put his talents to use. Along with a handful of guys from his old neighborhood, Gus broke into Detroit Fusion and stole several Fusion Core Convertors. It took a month of scavenging from the wastes, but Gus managed to get a couple cars up and running. He couldn't grow crops but he could steal them and get away fast. It was in this time that Gus met disgraced Grand Prix driver Jed Abrams as well, trapped in town since the race was cancelled by the War. With Abrams behind the wheel and Gus in the garage, the Highwaymen formed and the farmers of the wasteland suffered greatly.

Now, the Highwaymen have fallen far since their heyday. Still they have a large presence at Gus's Customs, something akin to a shrine of what once was for the mostly nomadic group.