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Mexico City-1973: Lit Neon Sign Cityscape With Car Driving And Footage

  • Year1973
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationMexico City, Mexico
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1973 Mexico City
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Lit Neon Sign Cityscape With Car Driving And Footage — Clip Details

MEXICO CITY-1973: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a nighttime cityscape with glowing neon signs, including a prominent 'café, café.. NESCAFE' advertisement. The footage shows reflections on a car window, suggesting the camera is inside a moving vehicle, with blurred lights streaking across the frame. The grainy, low-light aesthetic is characteristic of 1970s Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, atmospheric view of urban life in Mexico City.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Night
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124570955

Rights & Clearance

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

  • People 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 1275 · Super 8 · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note
1973
Reel-level location note
mexico
Date
1973 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Mexico City, Mexico Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • nescafe
  • advertisements
  • streets scene
  • reflections
  • car window
  • lit
  • neon
  • sign
  • cityscape
  • car
  • driving
  • transportation
  • mexico city
  • 1973
  • 1973 Mexico City
  • vintage 8mm film
  • neon signs
  • car window reflections
  • nighttime cityscape
  • Super 8 home movie
  • retro advertising
  • Nescafe sign
  • urban nightlife
  • film grain
  • analog footage
  • archival footage
  • 1970s Mexico
  • driving scene
  • street lights
  • vintage commercial
  • historical footage
  • classic film
  • nostalgic city view

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1970s Mexico City archive requests needing a brief nighttime urban insert with neon advertising and moving-car perspective.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dark nighttime street view with distant neon signs and small colored lights.

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