Little Car

70 episodes

4 channel FAILURE - The Quadraphonic Story18:05
4 channel FAILURE - The Quadraphonic Story
5 months ago

Quadraphonic sound promised so much in 1970 but by the end of the decade it had been and gone. Surely it was the next great thing after high fidelity stereo records just a few years earlier? Why did it fail despite being available on three different recording mediums and over the air, how did the whole thing play out, and how can you enjoy those 1970s quadraphonic recordings today with equipment you likely already have at home? To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereophonic_sound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fidelity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LP_record https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadraphonic_sound https://www.quadraphonicquad.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynaquad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafler_circuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LP_record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEyPPYuTkcw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatible_Discrete_4 http://www.surrounddiscography.com/quaddisc/quadQVP.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UD-4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcasting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD #littlecar

Why Teletext Changed How We Live20:45
Why Teletext Changed How We Live
5 months ago

For some people, teletext was just something that had always been there. But for certain older people like me, who can remember TV before teletext, it was a godsend. Before this the idea of instantly finding out the latest news, weather or sports scores was impossible. Teletext changed all that, in 40 columns and 24 rows of blocky text and gaudy graphics. And it became popular despite the expense of teletext capable TVs. But where did the idea come from, why wasn’t it a thing in the USA, and why is it back - on the Internet? • Teletext on Channel 4 1998 reconstituted from video tape recordings: http://www.uniquecodeanddata.co.uk/teletext76/ch4-19981023/ • Page of all recordings reconstituted, going back to 1979: http://www.uniquecodeanddata.co.uk/teletext76/ • Another teletext archive: https://www.teletextarchive.com/ • Teefax service online: https://zxnet.co.uk/teletext/viewer/ • Nathan Dane’s Ceefax service online: https://www.nathanmediaservices.co.uk/ceefax/ • Nathan’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AvroVulcanXH607 • Open University TV programme discussing some of the technical parts of teletext: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwfQ8Y8l4Fo • Jason Robertson talk about recovering teletext from VHS tapes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy23geJFMUQ • ZDF (Germany) teletext recreation: https://teletext.zdf.de/teletext/zdf/ To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_captioning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullard_SAA5050 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestel https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19790516&id=DwEMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=21gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6334,14832 https://books.google.com/books?id=DilcKbMBXRMC&pg=PA581#v=onepage&q&f=false https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NABTS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExtraVision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Teletext https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JTES https://www.eldiario.es/politica/teletexto-no-pasa-moda-carcel-jueces-avalan-prohibicion-detectar-sirve-reclusos-comunicarse_1_6370432.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_recorder_scheduling_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_Delivery_Control https://625.uk.com/pdc/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORACLE_(teletext) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext_Ltd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MHEG-5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Red_Button https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_terrestrial_television_in_the_United_Kingdom https://www.alphr.com/life-culture/1002880/the-teletext-salvagers-how-vhs-is-bringing-teletext-back-from-the-dead/ http://www.uniquecodeanddata.co.uk/teletext76/ch4-19981023/ https://www.techradar.com/news/internet/how-teletext-and-ceefax-are-coming-back-from-the-dead-1326145 https://www.nathanmediaservices.co.uk/ceefax/ https://www.nathanmediaservices.co.uk/ceefax/history/ #littlecar

Why SCART was so Smart13:16
Why SCART was so Smart
6 months ago

When SCART launched in the 1970s it was a genuine game changer. Find out more! To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_EIA_standards https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4071599 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_and_scan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCART https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCART https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_3.0 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal%2B #littlecar

Full Jaguar XJ220 interview with Nick Hull45:59
Full Jaguar XJ220 interview with Nick Hull
6 months ago

This is the full interview. I used parts for my video about the Jaguar XJ220. Jaguar XJ220 video: https://youtu.be/aPyRSvlh7sc To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

The Fiat 500 - A Quick Look03:19
The Fiat 500 - A Quick Look
9 months ago

I'm renting a Fiat 500 in the UK so thought I'd give a quick video with my impressions. To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Full Volvo S80 interview with Peter Horbury38:07
Full Volvo S80 interview with Peter Horbury
10 months ago

This is the full interview. I used parts for my video about the Volvo S80. Main Volvo S80 video: https://youtu.be/Ix7DEWY25sw To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

The Toyota Roomy - A Quick Look08:16
The Toyota Roomy - A Quick Look
11 months ago

I'm renting a Toyota Roomy in Japan so thought I'd give a quick video with my impressions. To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Full Ford RS interview with Steve Saxty29:15
Full Ford RS interview with Steve Saxty
1 year ago

The full interview with Steve Saxty about Ford's RS history. I used this interview for my two videos about Ford's RS history: Ford RS part 1: https://youtu.be/YgxDR1xuNOQ Ford RS part 2: https://youtu.be/kfK47jPkxR8 Check out Steve's "Secret Fords" books, now 20% off with code BIGCAR20: https://www.stevesaxty.com To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Coffee, Jam & Honey on a CD - will it survive?25:32
Coffee, Jam & Honey on a CD - will it survive?
1 year ago

Early Compact Disc demonstrations tried to show how indestructible it was by smearing honey & pouring coffee on it, then playing it. Did the disc and more importantly the player stand up to such abuse? Let's find out! To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

AAD, DDD - Digital snobbery in the 1980s07:01
AAD, DDD - Digital snobbery in the 1980s
1 year ago

The Compact Disc appeared in 1982, and at a time when anything “digital” was the future, was marketed as the ultimate in sound quality. So, to help sell “pure digital” CDs, the Society of Professional Audio Recording Services, or SPARS for short, came up with a lettering system to show how “analogue” or “digital” were a CD’s contents. To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Trabant - Optional Extra18:34
Trabant - Optional Extra
1 year ago

Optional Extra bonus video about the Trabant. See the main video here: https://youtu.be/fh-cWijQYCU To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Big Car Monthly Update22:24
Big Car Monthly Update
1 year ago

A sample of the sort of things that Patrons have access to, if you're interested. Are Shorts lucrative? Do people watch them? With the Fiat Uno & Lexus LS getting 26% of the vote, which won out? Plus a deeper dive into the latest videos, what I think of Tesla's full self driving (after having it for 1 day), and my first sponsorship (ARGH!). Don't worry, it's a good one! Patrons get early ad-free access to new videos (usually a week ahead), and these monthly updates. Levels start at $1 or £1 or €1 a month. https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Smart Fortwo - Optional Extra14:59
Smart Fortwo - Optional Extra
1 year ago

Optional Extra bonus video about the Smart Fortwo. See the main video here: https://youtu.be/hv9MA2fNiCA Link to Smart Formore photos: https://www.largus.fr/actualite-automobile/smart-formore-le-suv-que-smart-na-jamais-commercialise-10294397-12313537-photos.html https://www.eqpassion.de/article/51-the-smart-formore-smart-suv-from-2004/ To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Lexus LS - Optional Extra09:37
Lexus LS - Optional Extra
2 years ago

Optional Extra bonus video about the Lexus LS. See the main Lexus LS video here: https://youtu.be/J3N1dADqJnA "Celsior" LS documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os81n6vvshQ To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Full Renault Scénic interview with Patrick le Quément32:47
Full Renault Scénic interview with Patrick le Quément
2 years ago

This is the full interview. I used parts for my video about the Renault Scénic (). Main Renault Scénic video: https://youtu.be/u6j0lmdmb_c Renault Scénic bonus Optional Extra video: https://youtu.be/tGAqgQrrHRc To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Renault Scénic - Optional Extra11:23
Renault Scénic - Optional Extra
2 years ago

Optional Extra bonus video about the Renault Scénic. See the main Renault Scénic video here: https://youtu.be/u6j0lmdmb_c Full interview with Patrick le Quément: https://youtu.be/rnORaCZWssg To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Optional Extra - Hillman Imp11:46
Optional Extra - Hillman Imp
2 years ago

Optional Extra bonus video about the Hillman Imp. See the main Hillman Imp video here: https://youtu.be/IT8K26FnCs4 Imp site: https://www.imps4ever.info/ "The Cars The Star" video: https://youtu.be/bmTDm6tbDh4 Linwood 1998 documentary: https://youtu.be/EtW4KNCBk1Y An excellent podcast highlighting how wrong things can get following the sunk cost fallacy: https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/danger-rocks-ahead To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Mazda MX 5 - Optional Extra11:13
Mazda MX 5 - Optional Extra
2 years ago

Optional Extra video about the Mazda MX-5. See the main MX-5 video here: https://youtu.be/6zAFUfaKdf4 Mazda interview with Bob Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwtHqc1vZCI Jean Knows Cars interview with Bob Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w57vKwqagU To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

Nissan Qashqai - Optional Extra10:17
Nissan Qashqai - Optional Extra
2 years ago

Optional Extra video about the Nissan Qashqai. David's book - "Inside The Machine": https://www.veloce.co.uk/store/Inside-the-machine-p402425504 See the main Nissan Qashqai video here: https://youtu.be/pPZQCQRhK8Q Full interview with David Twohig: https://youtu.be/Z-keiHnkW0U To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar

David Twohig Nissan Qashqai full interview30:22
David Twohig Nissan Qashqai full interview
2 years ago

Full interview with David Twohig about the Nissan Qashqai. David's book - "Inside The Machine": https://www.veloce.co.uk/store/Inside-the-machine-p402425504 Nissan Qashqai video: https://youtu.be/pPZQCQRhK8Q Qashqai Optional Extra video: https://youtu.be/gAu0pFzP8FE To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Link to my other channel - Big Car: https://https://www.youtube.com/bigcar2 #littlecar