Coey-Mitchell Automobile Company Explained

Coey-Mitchell Automobile Company
Type:Automobile manufacturing
Foundation:1913
Founder:Charles A. Coey
Fate:Purchased by Wonder Motor Truck Company
Location Country:United States
Area Served:United States
Industry:Automotive
Products:Vehicles
Automotive parts
Services:Driving schools
Defunct:1917

The Coey-Mitchell Automobile Company was an American automobile manufacturer that built the Coey automobiles and operated a chain of American Driving schools from 1913 to 1917 and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded under the name Coey-Mitchell Automobile Company by Charles A. Coey.

The company introduced the two-cylinder Coey Junior and Coey Bear with four cylinders, two cyclecars.[1] [2] In addition, they made the four- or six-cylinder sports car Coey Flyer, which was built specifically for Coey's nationwide chain of driving schools. In 1917 Wonder Motor Truck Company bought the Coey Motor Company.

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Notes and References

  1. Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942.
  2. [David Burgess Wise]