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“RALPH IS A PERFECT FIRST CLASSIC AND AN IDEAL CAR TO LEARN HOW TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR AN OLD VEHICLE.”

A classic MG Midget isn’t the first thing that springs to A mind when you think of modern student transport; a clapped out Corsa, festering Fiesta or Young Person’s Railcard being the more obvious choices. Emmeline and Evie Anghileri like to be different. Inspired by their dad, Dominic, the girls chose a 1968 Midget called Ralph as their wheels, an eminently sensible choice when you consider the advantages of classic insurance and the Midget’s penny-pinching running costs.

Emmeline and Evie bought Ralph last summer, from a friend who had owned him for five years. It’s not the first time Ralph has been student transport, either, as his previous owner sold him to

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