sometime in the '80s they began an association (bought?) with Raleigh. There may have been some cross-pollination. I really didn't pay attention to bikes after that time, so I don't know all of the history. Up until the early 80's, Huffy was synonymous with gaspipe junk that was built solely to separate fools from their money; if you actually wanted to ride a bike it was a bit of an insult.