Summit County Colorado USA-1962: Man Driving Vehicle On Narrow Mountain Road

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSummit, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Driving Vehicle On Narrow Mountain Road — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a man driving a vehicle along a narrow mountain road in Summit County, Colorado. Viewed from the backseat, the driver wears a light-colored collared shirt as he navigates the winding asphalt path. Sunlight filters through the windshield, illuminating the rocky hillsides and sparse vegetation. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic retro Americana footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123758459

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1636 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: spring time in the rockies
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: colorado
Date: 1962 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: Summit, Colorado, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Colorado home-movie driving footage for productions needing an interior travel view on a narrow mountain road.
Period detail: The light collared shirt, simple vehicle interior, and 8mm color stock support an early-1960s home-movie travel setting.
Home-movie behavior: The backseat viewpoint gives an unstaged passenger perspective as the driver follows a winding mountain road.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the driver's back, steering wheel, windshield wipers, front seat covers, curving asphalt, rocky slopes, roadside vegetation, and dark cabin framing.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, saturated color, soft focus, variable exposure, and handheld framing consistent with amateur travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mountain travel, road-trip risk, or mid-century vacation movement.
Historical context: The view documents private automobile travel through a rocky Colorado mountain landscape without showing identifiable landmarks or public events.
Research note: A person is visible from behind, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, children, music, or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 8mm Colorado mountain road driving, backseat car view, Summit County home movie, and narrow road travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Summit County or 1962 Colorado travel footage, then broader mountain road and family vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Backseat view of a man driving on a narrow mountain road in Summit County, Colorado, in 1962 home-movie footage. — A driver follows a winding mountain road, seen from inside the vehicle.

A man drives toward a bend in a rocky mountain road, filmed from the rear seat in 1962 Colorado footage. — The road curves ahead beyond the windshield as the driver continues through the mountain pass.

Interior vehicle view of a driver on a narrow Summit County mountain road, with rocks and vegetation beyond the windshield. — The vehicle moves along a tight mountain road bordered by rocks and brush.

The driver steers through a curve on a narrow Colorado mountain road, seen from a dark backseat interior. — From the rear seat, the driver rounds a curve on the mountain roadway.

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