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Coey-Mitchell Automobile Company

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Coey-Mitchell Automobile Company
Company typeAutomobile manufacturing
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1913
FounderCharles A. Coey
Defunct1917
FatePurchased by Wonder Motor Truck Company
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
United States
ProductsVehicles
Automotive parts
ServicesDriving schools

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.[when?][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.

1914 Coey Flyer
1916 Coey Flyer

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References

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  1. ^ Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942.[page needed]
  2. ^ David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.[page needed]