Most people who see a Goblin on a trailer or in a parking lot do not know what they are looking at. The Goblin is a DIY kit car built around a donor Chevrolet Cobalt SS drivetrain — stripped-down, tube-framed, open-wheel, and sitting at around 1,400 pounds with north of 200 horsepower pushing it. There is no bodywork hiding the mechanicals. What body panels exist are small composite pieces covering the nose, side pods, and rear. They are functional, not decorative. The livery on this one changes that equation.
The Livery Design
The color scheme is orange, charcoal, and white with black accents. Sharp diagonal graphic elements move across the body panels in a way that mirrors the aggressive angles of the car itself. Number 01 is placed on both sides of the forward body. The rear wing carries a white chevron on orange — visible from any angle and readable at speed. Restoration branding sits on the nose.
Every panel was wrapped individually. The Goblin’s body pieces are small and irregular — each one a separate install that has to read as part of a single design when the car is assembled. Panel-to-panel color registration and consistent edge work are what keep a livery like this from looking like it was done in pieces. On this car, it looks like it was planned as a whole.
Material: Oracal 970RA
This livery was applied using Oracal 970RA cast vinyl film. Oracal 970RA is a premium cast film with the conformability to handle compound curves and irregular surfaces without edge lifting. On the Goblin’s composite body panels — which are curved, relatively small, and have edges that terminate without a frame to tuck into — cast film is the right call. Calendered vinyl is not built for this kind of geometry.
As an Oracal Certified Installer, AZ Rag runs Oracal 970RA on builds that call for it alongside our 3M inventory. The material holds color and finish through UV exposure, track use, and trailering — which is exactly what a race livery needs to survive.
Why AZ Rag
A livery on a kit car like the Goblin is not a standard wrap job. The panel count is higher than it looks, the geometry is unforgiving, and the design has to hold together visually when someone walks around the fully assembled car. We do this kind of work on race car wraps at every level — from open-wheel kit cars to closed-cockpit prototypes. The Diehl Automotive Liger LMP3 race livery and the Porsche GT4 Clubsport build for Flatrock Motorclub are two more examples of what this shop produces with a race livery brief.
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If you are building a race car, kit car, or any performance vehicle and want a livery that holds up to real use, get a race car wrap quote and tell us what you are working with.
