No matter how you look at it, car guys are a different breed, especially those with their callous hands submerged deep into the performance world. They are always looking to go quicker and faster regardless of the cost–financially, mentally, or otherwise. Tony Karamitsos, the owner of this brutally quick ’69 Z/28 Camaro, is no exception. He’s always been into cars, beginning as a youngster playing with toy cars, which he still does today, only now he gets paid to do it as he’s a die-cast brand manager/senior designer for Johnny Lightning, Auto World, Racing Champions, and American Muscle.
Immersed in small-scale and actual-scale cars, it started at home as his dad, Nick, spent a good amount of time spinning wrenches on vintage cars–old convertibles, mostly. Tony would help his dad and soak in tons of automotive repair and restoration knowledge. That interest carried on through his high school days working on a dragster owned by Mr. Hofer, his auto
