Henry George Webster

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Henry George (Harry) Webster (born May 27, 1917 in Coventry ; † February 6, 2007 in Kenilworth ) was a British automotive engineer who was instrumental in the development of the Triumph Automobiles of the 1950s and 1960s.

Career

Webster was hired as a trainee by Standard Motor Company of Coventry in 1932 and worked in aircraft development for six years during World War II. In 1957 he became head of development at Triumph . In 1967 he became director of development for Leyland Motors , a company that later acquired Standard-Triumph. In 1968, the year British Motor Holdings and Leyland Motors merged to form British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), he succeeded Alec Issigonis in the role of Technical Director of BLMC.

Vehicle developments

Webster worked on Triumph's TR sports cars, consisting of the TR2 , TR3 , TR4 and TR5 . He made contact with the Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti , who developed the design of Herald , Vitesse , Spitfire , 2000 and Stag .

In 1974 he was awarded the CBE title for his contribution to the development of the UK vehicle industry. In the same year he left BLMC to work for a supplier for the coupling manufacturer Automotive Products as Technical Director until his retirement in 1982. He had lived in Kenilworth since the late 1950s, where he died in 2007.