San Diego California USA-1949: 4 To 5 Men Repairing Classic Car At Mobil Oil Station

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1949 California

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4 To 5 Men Repairing Classic Car At Mobil Oil Station — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1949 in San Diego, California, showing a group of four to five men gathered around a classic red convertible at a Mobil oil service stop. The men, dressed in period attire with caps and light-colored shirts, are actively working on the car's engine and tires. A red Mobil oil truck and a black vintage car with a Mobilgas sign are visible in the background, set against a large industrial building. The clip captures a nostalgic moment of mid-century automotive maintenance with authentic film grain and color saturation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122718790

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1660 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1949
Reel-level location note: del mar, california,chicago
Date: 1949 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s U.S. automotive, roadside service, or home-movie inserts showing men working around a classic car at a Mobil Oil stop.
Period detail: Period clues include 1940s dress, a red Mobil Oil truck, Mobilgas signage, whitewall tires, and several vintage automobiles beside an industrial-looking building.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged value as several men crouch, stand, and look into or around the car while traffic and service-station activity continue nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red convertible, four to five men, a Mobil Oil truck, Mobilgas signage, a black car, fuel-service equipment, and a large building facade.
Film character: The 8mm footage has saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet gate edges that reinforce its physical home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, transitional beat, or illustrative insert for mid-century car travel, mechanical trouble, or service-station routines.
Historical context: The clip shows everyday automotive maintenance or inspection in a public service-stop setting, with men in casual period clothing gathered around the car.
Research note: People and recognizable Mobil branding are visible, so copyright, trademark, location, and likeness questions should be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1949 San Diego home movie car repair, 1940s Mobil Oil station footage, vintage convertible service stop, and 8mm roadside maintenance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1949 San Diego footage, then broader 1940s automobile, gas station, and road-trip material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 San Diego home-movie frame showing men around a red convertible at a Mobil Oil service stop, with a truck and sign behind them. — Several men inspect or repair a red convertible beside Mobil Oil and Mobilgas signage.

1949 San Diego frame with men standing and crouching around a red convertible near Mobil Oil and Mobilgas branding. — A small group remains focused on the red convertible at the service stop.

1949 San Diego home-movie frame showing men gathered at the side of a red convertible beside Mobil-branded service equipment. — Men continue working around the side of the red convertible near Mobil signage.

1949 San Diego frame where a black vintage car crosses the foreground as men and a red convertible remain near the Mobil Oil truck. — A black car passes through the foreground, partly blocking the red convertible and Mobil Oil truck.

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