Amsterdam Netherlands-1967: Dark Bmw Sedan Driving Across a Motel Forecourt

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1967 · Amsterdam & North Holland · Reel 9bac2fb9 contains 27 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

motoring
road travel
motel accommodation
departure
everyday life
European car design
travel home movies

Shot type: wide
Camera: pan · handheld · Approximately eye level, shifting from a side view to a rear three-quarter view
Setting: outdoor · Paved motel forecourt with parked vehicles and a modern glazed entrance
Time and weather: daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions with a bright, pale sky
Lighting: Natural daylight with shaded entrance areas and bright vehicle reflections
People: 10 · Approximately ten adults are visible across the opening views, including a driver in dark clothing, people in suits or coats, and a person in a bright blue outfit and matching hat.
Vehicles: Dark BMW New Class sedan · Blue-and-white Volkswagen van · Light-coloured parked sedans · Partially visible dark foreground car
Objects: Zigzag entrance canopy · Large glazed windows · Round building column · Paved forecourt · Chrome bumpers · Vehicle hubcaps
Colors: black · violet · grey · blue · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A dark BMW sedan passes side-on in front of the motel entrance.
The camera follows the sedan with its driver visible at the open window.
The rear quarter comes into view among parked cars.
Foreground car bodywork overlaps the view as the BMW continues across the forecourt.

Dark Bmw Sedan Driving Across a Motel Forecourt — Clip Details

Amsterdam, Netherlands, circa 1967 home movie footage shows a dark BMW sedan moving across a motel forecourt. The driver rests an arm at the open side window as the camera follows the car past adults gathered outside a glazed entrance with a zigzag canopy. The view shifts from the sedan's side to its rear, revealing parked cars and a blue-and-white Volkswagen van. A continuous handheld pan records the departure in muted, purple-tinted colour.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003771

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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: 1967 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: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands 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: Supports documentary requests for Dutch motoring and motel travel circa 1967 through a continuous view of a BMW crossing a forecourt.
Period detail: The BMW New Class body, chrome trim, Volkswagen van, formal coats and angular entrance canopy provide visible period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The camera operator follows an ordinary departure while the driver rests an arm at the window and adults remain by the entrance.
What appears in frame: The shot contains a dark sedan, its driver, waiting adults, a zigzag canopy, glazed windows, parked cars and a blue-and-white van.
Film character: Soft focus, grain, violet colour rendition and handheld movement reflect the projected small-gauge film capture.
Edit role: Works as a departure transition or a motoring cutaway linking accommodation scenes with road travel.
Historical context: The forecourt places a private car journey alongside motel accommodation and modern entrance architecture in Amsterdam circa 1967.
Research note: People, vehicle branding and motel property are visible; film copyright licensing does not itself establish likeness, trademark or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for Amsterdam motel departures, BMW New Class driving and small-gauge Dutch travel footage circa 1967.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Motel Amsterdam entrance and tram traffic, then Amsterdam travel circa 1967, followed by other motel and motoring departures.

Still Frames From This Clip

BMW sedan crossing the Motel Amsterdam forecourt circa 1967, with its driver at the open window and adults beneath a zigzag entrance canopy. — The sedan passes the motel entrance with its driver visible at the open window.
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A light-coloured parked sedan stands behind the moving BMW.

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Rear quarter of the departing BMW at Motel Amsterdam circa 1967, with parked cars, a round column and a person in blue. — The following pan reveals the BMW's rear and more of the motel forecourt.
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BMW continuing across Motel Amsterdam's forecourt circa 1967, framed by foreground bodywork, a Volkswagen van and a parked sedan. — Foreground car bodywork partly obscures the view as the BMW continues away.
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