Fort Wayne Indiana-1976: A Yellow Volkswagen Bug Pulling Out Of A Driveway

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationFort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Fort Wayne Indiana

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A Yellow Volkswagen Bug Pulling Out Of A Driveway — Clip Details

A vibrant yellow Volkswagen Beetle, a classic 1970s icon, pulls out of a suburban driveway in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1976. The scene, captured on 8mm film, shows the car reversing and turning onto the street, with a yellow van parked nearby and a black muscle car partially visible. Shot from a window, the footage features natural sunlight, lush green lawns, and typical mid-century homes, evoking a strong sense of Americana and nostalgia. The grainy texture and warm color palette are characteristic of vintage home movies from the era.

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: 124543220

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1976 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: Fort Wayne, Indiana, 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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s Midwestern suburban car footage for documentary inserts, transportation context, or period neighborhood establishing moments.
Period detail: The yellow Volkswagen Beetle, broad lawns, ranch-style houses, and parked van may show everyday 1970s residential car culture in Fort Wayne.
Home-movie behavior: The view from behind a window or doorway gives the clip an unstaged home-movie feel as a familiar car pulls away from a driveway.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a yellow Beetle, suburban street, single-story homes, green lawns, a yellow van, and part of a dark parked car.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, warm color, slight gate shadows, and exposure shifts that fit home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for 1970s suburban mobility and family neighborhood life.
Historical context: The clip shows a quiet residential street scene centered on personal transportation rather than a public event or landmark.
Research note: Review Volkswagen brand identifiers, visible occupants, vehicle plates, and residential setting separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1970s Fort Wayne neighborhood, 8mm Volkswagen Beetle driveway, suburban street home movie, and vintage family car footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then Fort Wayne or 1976 home movies, then other 1970s suburban street and car clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Yellow Volkswagen Beetle in a Fort Wayne suburban residential scene, with lawns, houses, and a parked yellow van visible beyond it. — Yellow Beetle begins moving near a driveway on a quiet residential street.

Yellow Volkswagen Beetle pulls toward the street in a 1976 Fort Wayne neighborhood, with a parked yellow van and ranch-style homes behind it. — The Beetle moves out from the driveway area toward the residential road.

The yellow Beetle turns onto the street in Fort Wayne, with a dark car at the right edge and suburban houses across the road. — The car continues its turn into the street as another parked vehicle enters the frame.

Yellow Volkswagen Beetle drives along a Fort Wayne residential street, with a dark parked car foregrounded and houses and lawns behind it. — The Beetle pulls away down the block, framed by parked cars and front lawns.

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