The Trifecta: Jersey Torch Pic Thread!!!

As long as were talking about famously outrageous NJ cars and guys, lets add the Jersey Torch to the list. I don't have any to start with, but I hope some of you do. This was one of the first cars I heard about from NJ growing up.

 

Dont fuckin do this to me!I have pics of the Bruce Springsteen video 53,the green flame job he did on that former gorgeus 51 chopped Chevy fast back,the 57 Ford he got from Riporti,the chopped 55 when it was nics and lastly ,the chopped 57 4 door Chevy that they choped and put one of his stellar flame jobs on.Jimmy was introduces to customs by Carloni and I truly think that his 53 and his 55 should be considered Fonz built!

 

There was even a 51 Vic that I saw and could tell he built just by lookin at it!I also remember that candy grape chopped 51 coupe that he bought and pinted black with flames!

 

Well?!?!?!???!!?? This is worth you going to buy a scanner!

 

you guys are makeing me dig in the basement for old pictures the 49 chevy green was when larry,s he had it sand blast it and ruin it jimmy got it clean back up and painted white and put flamthrowers on it the black ford is the one mario had after jimming that chevy was one of the coolest chop fast backs was done in the midweat after larry sand basted it . it was a wreck jimmy save it i love it wnen it was green jimming also had a white 51 vic the 51 vic and the 53 vic are both a guy drown south has now

 

I know his one car, having seen it numerous times... but for some dumb-ass reason, the only pic I can lay my hands on is from the newspaper. Sorry this is so crappy:

 

If I recall correctly, I saw that Merc at the Hot Rod Hoe Down in DE a couple years ago. It still has the flames and flame throwers

 

I'm pretty sure it was in Macungie about 3-4 yrs ago too.

I met a guy in Carlisle about 2 years ago that was part of the huge flamethrowers. He was showing me pictures from a scrapbook that he had of a bunch of torch cars and some I hadn't seen. Apparently he was almost enemies with Wild Bill becasue they had a disagreement about getting paid to shoot huge fire. Billy Monroe's chopped '54 Merc used to have huge flamthrowers as wel two owners before him. I'm not sure who built it though.

 

I started a thread in 2005 with no results, but a good read.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67260

Here are a few of the video car.

 

how about the non injected O"DOYLE TORCH Haha

 

that was a damn good read ..

 

Greetings from Long Branch,NJ,Americas first seashore resort and 7 time U.S.summer capital....glad to report that Jimmy is alive and well driving race cars at Wall Speedway along with his sons and relatives the Lanes and Rigglemans and just might have another custom in mind....after Fonzie passed away, Jimmy feeling down came to our Cruise to the Jersey Shore car show at the Long Branch boardwalk and auctioned off his own flamed and striped black leather jacket for charity....Vinny from the Fossils club chimed in with the highest bid and immediatly gave the jacket back to the Torch saying ''altho the Fonz is gone we wont let you go buddy.''
Yeah he's my buddy JIMMY THE JERSEY TORCH....JOE ''THE FONZ'' CARLONI....MAY YOU GUYS LIVE FOREVER.
Lee

 

Thanks for the mention uncle leo, yea these guys will deffinatly live forever on the hotrod scene..

 

Just cuz someone painted a name on it...

 

my dad and i went to that show at the spotswood highschool, i remember watching the torch throw some flames their.

 

I never took credit for the 54 kevin danny built i was just a proud owner of it, and had a blast with it all summer and at the end of it made a couple bucks, and im plan on doing the samething with the 56 i bought from him

and i never took credit for anything i ever i owned

 

Man lookin at that pic in the paper, that freakin car can shoot! Damn! I bought the flamethrowers DVD just to check out Fonze and Torch. SO freaking worth it. Remember in my living room wasted as hell after poker watching that? I had to beg Christina to give us like 15 minutes cuz we had to watch it. I thikn she was making dinner in the meantime. I suck.

 

I must've forgoten the smiley face so you could catch my sarcasm. Muh bad.

Ya and then we ate Mac and Cheese outta the same pot and got yelled at. Mad drunk, no gay.

More torch!

 

here are some pics of the 58 Ford, my Uncle Jim did my brother now owns it and it just sits on the farm..took these pictures today.. btw ITS FORSALE!!

not many people know this car..

 

Damn, thats a pretty cool looking ford. later shawn

 

Mikey does blow good flames...what can u say must be all that gas from White Castle

 

Thats exactly what I was lookin for... Thanks! So tacky yet soooo cool.

 

we were flamethrowing with jersey torch in 94 in worcester ,mass
nice guy

 

Which one is that and do you have anymore pics? I don't think I remember seeing that Merc. Need not be with the flames going.

 

yhi bill car been to lead east i rebember looking at the working top nice car