A heartwarming video has emerged of a woman's ecstatic reaction after receiving a car as a gift from her husband.

The footage, captured outside a home in Michigan, USA, shows the woman almost losing her voice as she spots a Volkswagen Beetle parked up in the driveway.

Describing his wife's reaction online, the filmer wrote, "Andrea has wanted a Blue Volkswagon Beetle for over 20 years now."

"She was so surprised that she was immediately concerned that it might be taken away," he added.