Steven Sampaga Wins ColorBond CLeo Award

ColorBond has announced Steven Sampaga as the winner of the 2019 ColorBond CLeo Award for the transformation of his Nissan 350Z interior. The car will be on display in ColorBond’s 2019 SEMA Show booth. Steven will be presented with the award in a special ceremony taking place at the ColorBond booth #24481, located in the Main Hall, on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 12 p.m.. All are invited to attend and congratulate Sampaga.

The ColorBond CLeo Award recognizes individuals who have shown excellence utilizing ColorBond car interior paint to restore or restyle the interior of any type of automobile, including trucks, muscle cars and classics. Sampaga will receive the CLeo Crystal trophy, $500 and have his vehicle showcased in the ColorBond booth at the SEMA Show. He is also provided with a space in the SEMA organized 100-car parade down the Las Vegas Strip.

The CLeo Award was established in 2014 to honor Leo Kagan, who was responsible for moving the SEMA Show from Anaheim, California to its current location in Las Vegas. Leo is 102 years old and continues to work for ColorBond Automotive Paint. Past CLeo Award winners are Ken Bolen, Jay Van Houten, Carlos Medrano and Eddie Black.

See videos of Sampaga’s project here.

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By A.J. Hecht

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