Surely Jenkins in the rear seat serves as your reversing camera? However reversing a Charlesworth bodied saloon Alvis is tricky in the extreme. It is like looking down the wrong end of a telescope. Keep up the good work MrT thank you for posting. Nice piece of kit too.
That looks very handy! Not from the music point of view as I rarely listen to music in the car, in fact I have never ever turned on the TV that it is equipped with, but the rear view camera, and forward facing camera would be a very good thing to have on the roads today, not that I ever see another car even on a 15 mile drive, but as there are so few cars on the road drivers tend to drive around corners on the wrong side of the road, so in the event of a collision a camera would be very helpful. Thanks for posting this one Allan! Chris B.
That is very interesting, I use a dash cam and a separate TOMTOM gps satnav, the rear-view camera would help with reversing on both Swallows, hmm, will ponder on this, thanks for sharing!
The people who put your Riley together all those years ago could not of imagined in their widest dreams a device like that in their creation in 2024. Felt sure you were going to overtake that Standard 10 in the beginning. He was dawdling a bit, probably on his phone.😂
That gizmo reminds me of something that damn fool in Iowa who installed a distributor on his Model T would do. The deception of hiding the camera in the boot is a new low Sir... You kids today...can't tell you anything! Hell in a hand basket!
I thought you were making real progress with the Riley but your tracking is way off, your speedo isn't working and your oil pressure is zero! Speaking of in-car electronics in the early 2000s I worked for a company doing some of the first in car GPS nav units (Navman). I was a developer back then and on the unit one of the first screens you saw when you first started the device was a language picker screen. I put little little flags and the country names to choose from but the screen needed a title which was tricky as you hadn't picked a language yet. So I called it the 'Picka-da-lingo' screen. They wouldn't let me keep than in.
Blimey Mr Tweed, my 21st century car hasn’t got all those gizmos! Looks like you’re drifting the poor old Riley at the start, either that or your back axle’s on the wonk!
you don't have to connect it to the stereo you can use it as an hands free extension of your phone and as it, like I did just install a separate cigarette socket with the connections the right polarity for the socket, the device is double insulated so you won't have to worry about converting to negative earth.
Drifting that Riley sideways looked easy. What a car!
Its like a caged tiger
Fun vid as always - anytime Terry Thomas is included it’s got to be good. 👍
A sadly missed legend
Surely Jenkins in the rear seat serves as your reversing camera? However reversing a Charlesworth bodied saloon Alvis is tricky in the extreme. It is like looking down the wrong end of a telescope. Keep up the good work MrT thank you for posting. Nice piece of kit too.
You'd think so Mr B but he's easily distracted 😁
Loved the sideways driving and early car phone reference at the beginning, very informative and entertaining video thanks 👍😎
My pleasure, glad you liked it!
That looks very handy! Not from the music point of view as I rarely listen to music in the car, in fact I have never ever turned on the TV that it is equipped with, but the rear view camera, and forward facing camera would be a very good thing to have on the roads today, not that I ever see another car even on a 15 mile drive, but as there are so few cars on the road drivers tend to drive around corners on the wrong side of the road, so in the event of a collision a camera would be very helpful. Thanks for posting this one Allan! Chris B.
Yes you can never tell when those voiturettes are heading home from the local brasserie.
That is very interesting, I use a dash cam and a separate TOMTOM gps satnav, the rear-view camera would help with reversing on both Swallows, hmm, will ponder on this, thanks for sharing!
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The people who put your Riley together all those years ago could not of imagined in their widest dreams a device like that in their creation in 2024.
Felt sure you were going to overtake that Standard 10 in the beginning. He was dawdling a bit, probably on his phone.😂
I had him on the dual carriage way but had to ease off to let the rozzers past😁
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That gizmo reminds me of something that damn fool in Iowa who installed a distributor on his Model T would do. The deception of hiding the camera in the boot is a new low Sir... You kids today...can't tell you anything! Hell in a hand basket!
Keep your hair on Grandpa....I'm installing a mobile Xerox copier for the oldies😉
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You really don't want to see what Jenkins is doing in the back.
Yes he's always looking a bit flush....
I thought you were making real progress with the Riley but your tracking is way off, your speedo isn't working and your oil pressure is zero! Speaking of in-car electronics in the early 2000s I worked for a company doing some of the first in car GPS nav units (Navman). I was a developer back then and on the unit one of the first screens you saw when you first started the device was a language picker screen. I put little little flags and the country names to choose from but the screen needed a title which was tricky as you hadn't picked a language yet. So I called it the 'Picka-da-lingo' screen. They wouldn't let me keep than in.
Spoil sports, i mean its perfectly succinct 😄
Blimey Mr Tweed, my 21st century car hasn’t got all those gizmos! Looks like you’re drifting the poor old Riley at the start, either that or your back axle’s on the wonk!
😂 with its dodgy splines its a possibility
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One other thing, can I connect it through my Jags valve radio?
If it can receive that new fangled FM then yes😁
@@TweedsGarage Sadly not, only AM, which is very thin on the ground these days. Might have to bite the bullet and convert her to negative earth!😬
you don't have to connect it to the stereo you can use it as an hands free extension of your phone and as it, like I did just install a separate cigarette socket with the connections the right polarity for the socket, the device is double insulated so you won't have to worry about converting to negative earth.