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"Working for Huffines is just a true joy." said Robert Goodwin, General Manager and Huffines Auto- Dealership in Corinth.

"Just the honesty and integrity that we bring forth everyday is very important to me and it's just a great atmosphere." said Goodwin.

It's an understatement to say Goodwin loves cars.

"When I was 3 to 4 years old, we lived in Wichita Falls, Texas and my mom and dad had some very close friends who operated a Chrysler dealership there, it was the highlight of my day when we got the opportunity to go to the dealership." said Goodwin.

It's a passion.

"I loved, of course, the cars, I loved the smell, I loved everything about it." said Goodwin.

Goodwin says as soon as he could work, he took the wheel in the automobile industry and hasn't let go.

He wouldn't change that route, because outside of the passion, this road led to love.

"She had just graduated from college and was looking for her first car." said Goodwin.

Goodwin met his future wife.

"I sold her a car and it really was not until well after that actually, my manager at that time said Robert, you should really ask that girl out, and we dated for a couple of years and got married and I always joke that I wound up paying for the car." said Goodwin.

Years later, Goodwin convinced J.L. Huffines among others to give him a chance in a management position.

"He's a legend, you know, in this area and just to hear all of the stories, we still had lots of customers up here that would come in and say I remember buying a car from J.L. 25 years ago and told us all kinds of funny stories." said Goodwin.

Stories that extend for decades, many now involving the third generation owner, Ray Huffines.

"Ray has just taken that, and you know, the reputation that they have built over the years of course is very important and Ray has just done a great job at carrying that on and of instilling the culture of customer service in all of our team members." said Goodwin.

And just like the Huffines, one generation taking over the dealerships after another for 95 years, Goodwin says his daughter shares the same passion for cars.

Maybe one day, she could sell you a car, too.

Huffines Auto Dealership celebrates 95 years of business.

J.L. Huffines Sr. founded the company in 1924 opening the first shop in Denton.

The rest, is history, and a big part of that history is Harvey McClain.

He got behind the wheel his senior year of high school.

"I started off as just a floor sweeper and a flunky." said McClain.

McClain spent 30 years at Huffines, working under three generations and moving on up the ranks.

He was a class act that eventually led his career to becoming the assistant service manger at several locations.

"They were so good to me all those years that I worked for them, they treated me well and they treated my family well and they paid me right ." said McClain.

More so than the good work environment and the heavy paychecks, McClain says the road he was traveling gave him purpose.

"One of the things that Mr. Ray Huffines did, he started a bible study membership there at Huffines, and I was involved in that and I wasn't a very good Christian, i'm going to tell you at the time. He helped me to be saved and have a future in heaven with Jesus Christ and the Lord my Savior." said McClain.

Three decades of changes, in his personal life and the car industry.

"In 1964 I bought, I bought a 1964 Chevrolet Impala, and I bought it for about $3500, and since I've retired I bought a brand new Chevy Malibu which is one of the ultimate vehicles and I paid well over $20,000." said McClaiin.

McClain says they are experiences he would never trade it.

For Real News, I'm Sarah Macias.

"Integrity, honesty and respect, respect for people." said Ray Huffines, owner of Huffines Auto- Dealerships.

Those words describe the core values of the Huffines operation that started in Denton in 1924.

J.L. Huffines Sr., who's portrait now hangs on corporate walls is the man who first sat in the driver seat.

"My grandfather grew up on a farm and he started working at a garage repairing automobiles but he was the person that worked with the customers and did the books and everything and then the other person was the one that worked on the cars." said Huffines.

Back then you could buy a new car for a whopping $265. Today, that money would get you a portable Yeti cooler off Amazon.

Ray Huffines, the third generation Huffines owner says times have changed and so have the cars.

"Inflation, also because of the content of the automobiles, they've progressed so much, and there is so much equipment and things that have been added to automobiles, standard equipment even and so it's pretty hard to compare." said Huffines.

Some say almost a century ago, Huffines Sr. would get you on his sales pitch for Willy's and Overlands. In just three years, the business expanded to the Chevrolet Franchise in Lewisville.

"My grandfather was in the business for many, many years in Lewisville, Texas with the Chevrolet franchise. My dad grew up in the business J.L. Huffines Jr. and he wound up getting a dealership of his own in Commerce, Texas Chevrolet, and then later added Pontiac and Buick to that dealership. So I grew up in the business working in the summers in the service department, the parts department and learning the business that way." said Huffines.

Ray says the business became his passion.

"I enjoyed it, it's a people business and it's exciting because you never know what's going to happen." said Huffines.

95 years of business, decades of changes and shifts in the economy, Ray says much of their success comes from the faith the company relies on.

"That's something that is a part of me. At the age of 31 I decided that God had a better plan for my life than I did, so I decided to trust him and things changed. We contract with a marketplace Chaplin, and so they come and develop relationships with all of our team members, they come on a regular basis and when a team member has an issue the Chaplin is there to help them." said Huffines.

Ray believes if you invest in your team, they will succeed, and they have, the new Corinth location is expected to open in May.

"I don't know how much longer I will be in this position but my son is in the business and the plan is to see if we can take to the 4th generation." said Huffines.

A legacy continuing to build on integrity, honesty, and respect.