Harry Webster

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Harry Webster (Henry George Webster) (27 May 1917 – 6 February 2007) was a British automotive engineer known for his work at Triumph in the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Coventry, he trained as an apprentice with Standard Motor Company in 1932 and spent World War II in aircraft engineering before returning to car chassis design. After Standard bought Triumph in 1946, Webster helped revive Triumph in the 1950s. He became Triumph's director of engineering in 1957 and later held top roles at Leyland Motors and then British Leyland, becoming BLMC's technical director in 1968. He worked on the Triumph TR series (TR2, TR3, TR4, TR5) and brought designer Giovanni Michelotti to develop several models including the TR4, Herald, Vitesse, Spitfire, 2000 and Stag. In 1974 he left BLMC and joined Automotive Products as group technical director, retiring in 1982. Webster lived in Kenilworth for decades and was awarded a CBE in 1974 for his contributions to the British motor industry.