Clarkdale Arizona-1961: Man Enters Classic Car And Shuts Door

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationClarkdale, Arizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Clarkdale Arizona

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Man Enters Classic Car And Shuts Door — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1961 captures a man in a classic American sedan parked in a suburban driveway. The car, a 1960s Chevrolet with a distinctive chrome grille and quad headlights, is shown as the man enters and closes the door. The footage, shot on 8mm film, displays characteristic grain, color shifts, and a slightly shaky camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life. The setting features a modest house with a light-colored exterior and a simple fence, all under bright daylight. The clip concludes with a pan across the car's side, emphasizing its sleek design and the era's automotive style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
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: 124562865

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 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: Clarkdale, Arizona, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing early 1960s American home-movie footage of a classic car in a residential driveway for documentary or period-context editing.
Period detail: The chrome grille, quad headlights, broad hood, and modest suburban house may show early 1960s American car and residential styling.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged home-movie moment as a man sits in or enters the sedan while the camera watches from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red classic sedan, chrome front grille, license plate, car door edge, driveway, pale house, low fence, and bright daylight.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, dark frame edges, color shift, and exposure variation typical of amateur home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century car ownership and residential life.
Historical context: The scene places a personal automobile in a quiet Clarkdale residential setting without supporting broader claims beyond everyday family-film observation.
Research note: A person, vehicle branding, license plate, and residential property are visible, so likeness, trademark, plate, and property review may be needed apart from copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 8mm home movie classic car driveway, Clarkdale Arizona vintage sedan, man closing car door, and suburban automobile footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Clarkdale 1961 material, then broader 1960s home-movie car and driveway scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Clarkdale, Arizona home-movie frame showing a red classic sedan facing the camera in a residential driveway. — The sedan faces the camera in bright daylight with a modest house in the background.

1961 Clarkdale, Arizona frame with the sedan front centered and a person visible inside through the windshield. — A person is visible inside the sedan as the front grille and license plate fill the frame.

1961 Clarkdale, Arizona home-movie frame showing the sedan partly framed by another dark car body in the foreground. — The camera angle shifts, placing a dark car body in front of the red sedan and house.

1961 Clarkdale, Arizona frame where the camera pans past a dark car side while the red sedan remains partly visible. — The clip ends with the camera panning across a dark car side and the red sedan at the edge.

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