Nevada USA-1959: Man In Fedora Approaches Classic Car And Opens Door

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

Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Man In Fedora Approaches Classic Car And Opens Door — Clip Details

A man in a dark fedora and long coat walks across a driveway toward a light-colored classic car with a blue roof in Nevada, USA, in 1959. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures him approaching the vehicle, opening the door, and preparing to enter. The scene unfolds in front of a brick-and-white garage with bare trees in the background, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American suburban atmosphere. The warm color palette and film grain enhance the vintage home movie feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123622512

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: No
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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Nevada, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

car
man
outdoor
tree
ground
godfather
sportive
fast
people
nevada USA
1959
1959 vintage car
classic American car
8mm home movie
Nevada USA 1959
man in fedora
vintage 1950s clothing
classic car driveway
retro car footage
1950s suburban life
vintage 8mm film
nostalgic home movie
vintage car door open
1950s man walking
classic car 1959
vintage film footage
8mm archival
retro American car
vintage driveway scene
1950s nostalgia

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s American home-movie requests needing a short exterior beat of a man approaching and opening a mid-century car in a suburban driveway.
Period detail: The fedora, long overcoat, light-colored rounded sedan, brick-and-white garage, and 8mm color stock support a late-1950s domestic setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged act of a man walking to his car and opening the door as if filmed by a family member nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a fedora and coat, a light car with blue roof, driveway pavement, garage wall, bare trees, and strong film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has the soft grain, slight exposure shifts, blue color cast, and contact-print framing typical of scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century motoring, family travel, suburban life, or private domestic routines.
Historical context: The scene shows everyday car use in a residential-looking American setting, with clothing and vehicle styling indicating postwar mid-century visual culture.
Research note: A visible adult face and residential exterior details may require likeness and property review, separate from any copyright assessment of the footage.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1959 Nevada home movie man opening car door, 1950s driveway sedan, 8mm suburban car footage, and fedora overcoat automobile.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Nevada or 1959 home movies, then broader 1950s car, driveway, and family-travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1959 Nevada home-movie footage, a man in a fedora and long coat approaches a light-colored car beside a brick-and-white garage. — A man in a long coat walks toward a parked car near a residential garage.

A man in a fedora and coat walks beside a light-colored car with a blue roof in a Nevada driveway, with bare trees behind him. — The man passes along the side of the parked car, moving toward the driver-side door.

The man pauses next to the driver-side area of a light-colored mid-century car in 1959 Nevada home-movie footage. — The man reaches the side of the parked car and appears to prepare to open it.

In the final frame, the man opens the door of the light-colored car, with the driveway and bare trees visible behind him. — The man opens the car door, completing the short approach from the driveway.

Visually Similar Clips