Benson's Backalley Motors

Benson's Backalley Motors (BBM) is a car dealership that sells unique automobiles and utility vehicles out of a "backalley" lot in the heart of Vespucci.

The Beginnings
The idea of Benson's Backalley Motors was originally brainstormed by Barry Benson as a part of a plan by the Bondi Boys MC to turn Vespucci into a business hub by creating fake business fronts. However, Barry became excited about the idea of owning a real business for the club. He wanted to have a shady "backalley" space where the club could sell the unique vehicles they were already importing through H&O Exports. On the 8th of April 2022, with the assistance of Jesse Reed and TJ Walker, he scouted potential locations and came up with a name for his new business.

On the 16th of May 2022, Hutch Hutcherson, seeing the potential, suggested this idea to Irwin Dundee and offered the BBMC exclusivity in converting B, C, and D Class vehicles through H&O to sell in exchange for a 20% stake in the company. The club took this opportunity off the ground running and made $1.2 million revenue in their first day of unofficial business.

Two days later, the Benson's Backalley Motors business proposal was presented to then-Mayor Bunny Cohen with the assistance of Cerberus VP of Operations Nancy Drew for approval. On the surface, Benson's Backalley Motors promoted themselves as a dealership selling restored and imported unique and utility vehicles to the city. Behind the scenes they worked with their contacts at H&O, primarily Jaylen Carter Jr and Patar Bellosh, to help them "import" vehicles through underground boosting.

Working with the Puppet Master
On 6th of June 2022, KillaManShankz, a pawn of the Puppet Master, approached CEO Barry Benson and the Bondi Boys about an opportunity to expand their business with special boosting contracts. The next day, CSO Irwin Dundee and Senior Sales Manager Chip Wheeler were introduced to Earl Jackson, a puppet for the Puppet Master, with a special contract to prove their worth to the PM. They were given an A boost for a custom Phantom semi-tractor trailer truck that they had to vin for Dodo Logistics. This successful job allowed them the opportunity to do more jobs for the PM.

BBM's Property and Construction
On the 18th of June 2022, Barry officially bought the warehouse on the Backalley lot, Bay City Avenue 7, for $350,000. His idea was to use the front as a sales office with the back being (mostly) legal storage for BBM. This was in addition to the outdoor tool chest storage Nancy installed in the Backalley when they first opened for business.

In addition to a shared garage in the lot, Barry's planned construction included an inflatable tube man, hanging bunting at the entrances to the alley, and installing a small trailer against the warehouse wall as an outdoor sales office. BBM finally received their construction on the 30th of April 2023, with the centerpiece being a 25-lot asset-free parking garage.

The BBM Website and Commercial
BBM began working on their marketing from the beginning, posting daily yellow page ads and twats to promote the business. Soon they had launched a website, which was kept up-to-date with their latest imported vehicles they were selling. BBM's pièce de résistance came when Weazel News asked them to sponsor one of their weekly news segments.

Barry and his General Manager Collin launched into action, creating a splashy commercial. It featured the musical stylings of Hubcap Jones and a glowing review by "Britney Spears," along with a special drop-in by a hopeful car buyer. The commercial was made in just one take, and was a smashing success.

Emergence of BBM Brokerage
After Edbert Ropeburn was promoted to the Chief Financial Officer, he designed a plan to conquer the secondhand car market. He began with personal cars owned by the club and their friends, flipping their vehicles for a small profit and accepting trade-ins for customers who wanted new cars.

On the 23rd of February 2023, Barry and Jaylen spoke about the potential BBM had to expand into this new market. H&O gave the greenlight as an investor in the company and Jaylen offered advertising in the form of billboards and H&O vehicles he wanted to sell. Invigorated, Ed got to work on building a stock of secondhand vehicles.

BBM Storefront Opens
After the closure of H&O in March 2023, Benson's Backalley pivoted to expand into the car accessories market. On the 17th of April 2023, Nancy installed a storefront in the Backalley lot, located in an abandoned mechanic's workshop behind the warehouse. Barry custom designed the mechanic shop's interior in 48 hours, with only part of the ceiling falling in on him.

The BBM storefront sells racing harnesses, duct tape and homemade first aid kits in ziplock bags, car wax polish, and custom-designed plushies made in collaboration with Build-A-Kunt. The first plushy featured was Barry's Australian shepherd dog, Coppa, in a mechanic's outfit. They expanded to selling highly-coveted secret grab bags of plushies of every BBMC member.

Important Moments

 * Explosive Deals On Founding Day
 * Hubcap Performs The Business's Jingle
 * Their Proposal Is Approved
 * The First Hire Is Dubbed In
 * Barry Gets Business Storage
 * How Benson's Backalley Motors Will Help The City
 * BBM Salesmen Are A Cut Above
 * The Business Delivers Its First Sale
 * Barry Completes His First Import
 * Edbert Ropeburn, Top BBM Salesman
 * First BBM Concert And Car Raffle Draws 1/4th Of The City
 * TJ Breaks Down BBM's Three Month Progress Numbers
 * Benson's Gets A Custom Mural
 * A Custom BBM Cookie By UwU Cafe
 * BBM Sells A Wastelander To Bundy
 * How Much Benson's Has Made In A Year
 * BBM CEO Becomes A Trady With New Storefront
 * After 11 Months Benson's Backalley Motors Gets Their Construction

Business & Construction Proposals
Proposals by Anoilani Marlias: