Street Machine

JEREMY SCHOCH

JEREMY Schoch’s AP6 Valiant addiction started 20 years ago when the Brisbanite was 19. In a scene straight out of He Died With a Felafel in His Hand, there was a magazine nestled on the bachelor-pad coffee table amongst the 45 empties and stack of 50 pizza boxes that had an AP6 on the cover. “I just loved the shape and had to have one,” Jeremy says. “Most of the other young enthusiasts at the time were doing up Commodores and Falcons, but I like to stand out from the crowd.” He’s now owned over 20 AP6s, and it’s even rubbed off on his brother Adrian, who can lay claim to a sedan and

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