Dr David Styles -
In 2012, David was recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in vocational education:
Dr. David Styles is an author and educator with concentrated areas of expertise in automotive technology and aviation history. Though he has been awarded numerous times throughout his career for his contributions to the study of automotive and military history, as well as his teaching in automotive technology, he is most proud of his work as coordinator of the Loughborough University scholarship program that allowed thousands of international students the opportunity to pursue degrees in their chosen fields of interest. While serving in the Royal Air Force was a partial inspiration for his decision to enter higher education, it is providing others with the spark needed to fuel their own passions that keeps him sharing his knowledge and talents with the world.
Having been in the auto industry for more than 25 years, during which he specialized in heavy vehicles and was the youngest regional manager for the York Trailer Company, Styles is an authority on automotive technology and an expert trainer. Among his accomplishments are the successful conversion of a group management center from costly to profitable operation and a fiscal turnaround of a Chrysler UK subsidiary. He also organized the establishment of training programs in Saudi Arabia to provide nationals with the skills necessary to improve auto maintenance and participated in the institution of programs to standardize and control truck weights. Back in England, he became program leader for the BTEC Motor Vehicle National Diploma course, achieving a 100% pass rate and established the first-
Most recently, Styles committed himself to lecturing on automotive technology in both the UK and the United States and historical research for the Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum,
He later won an Award of Distinction from the same society for his second Riley car history, Sporting Rileys – The Forgotten Champions. The International Automotive Media Conference has, over twelve years, bestowed eight Gold Medals on Dr Styles for his writing, editorial and illustrative works. David Styles’s Dalton Watson publications also include writing Alfa Romeo – The Legend Revived and editing Voyage of the Damned and Enola Gay – Mission to Hiroshima.
David came into writing during a career in the automotive Industry and continued writing and editing as he entered the world of higher education. He was a lecturer in the field of automotive technology and wrote automotive articles and papers and lecture on historical topics. He was for six years editor of the Riley Register Bulletin and editor of the Vintage Motor Cycle for eighteen years. Recently, he was appointed Volunteer Aviation Historian to the California State Military Museum.
