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I think I paid $115 for my '65 Rupp at Downen's. I used my paper route money when I was earning $1 a day. Occasionally I would go back to see what they currently had for sale, and drool over it. The concrete flood control channels of Long Beach were my freeways to distant destinations, like Seal...

Downen's Inc. on Carson St in Hawaiian Gardens is where I bought my first used Rupp Continental Custom. It was a consignment sale. They also had a kart track. There is a casino there now. I'll never forget the inflection in Don Downen's voice when he answered the phone: 'DOWnens!' Gerry's Mini...

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