>From The MG's list...
Sadly, another motoring great is gone....
HARRY Webster, 89 years old was a British automotive engineer who left an
indelible mark on the motor car industry of Great Britain. Sadly Webster
passed away on February 6, 2007 He was a much-admired and respected
automotive engineer whose team inspired the birth of successful Triumph
sports cars such as the TR2 family, the Spitfire and the Stag, and was also
responsible for the Herald, Vitesse, 2000 and 1300 family car ranges; in
the same period, he supported the building of special cars which raced
successfully in the Le Mans 24-Hour race. Having become director of
engineering in 1957, Webster assembled an enthusiastic team which produced
a series of charismatic new models to near-impossible development schedules,
even though investment finance was always very limited. It was Webster who
discovered the mercurial little Italian stylist Giovanni Michelotti in
1957, signed him up as a consultant to Standard-Triumph and ensured that a
new generation of Triumphs would have much more flair than their ancestors.
Webster (a fast and enthusiastic driver) would often drive from Coventry to
Turin and back in a weekend to confer with Michelotti about future products.
TR-4-TR-5/250 and the TR-6 More on his story at
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007
/02/09/db0904.xml)
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