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Harry Webster: The independent thinker

here was a certain magic spread through Triumph in the 1950s and 1960s, and much of it would fairly be attributed to Harry Webster. An engineer turned leader, he inspired the best of Triumph’s in-house talent, providing a clear vision and the innovative flair to make things happen. The results were a raft of great cars from the famous TR sports series to the Dolomite. From being largely at the mercy of Standard after the war, Triumph was the one in much better condition to be incorporated into British Leyland Motor Corporation as

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