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Coey Flyer Four (1913)
Coey Junior (1914)
Coey Bear (1915)

The Coey Motor Company was an American automobile manufacturer.

description

The company was based in Chicago, Illinois from 1913 to 1917 . The company was founded under the name Coey-Mitchell Automobile Company by Charles A. Coey . The Coey family and their name are from Northern Ireland .

The company manufactured the Coey Junior with a two-cylinder engine and the Coey Bear with a four-cylinder engine . Although the models are referred to as cycle cars , it is unclear whether they meet the criteria. In addition, the four- or six-cylinder sports car Coey Flyer was created , which was specially built for Coey's USA-wide chain of driving schools . In 1917 the Wonder Motor Truck Company bought the Coey Motor Company.

Coey models

model Construction period cylinder power wheelbase Superstructures
A. 1913 4 row 18 bhp (13.2 kW) 2438 mm Roadster 2 seats
Flyer Four 1913-1915 4 row 24 bhp (17.6 kW) 2642 mm Touring car 4 seats
Flyer Six 1913-1915 6 row 48–60 bhp (35–44 kW) 3251 mm Touring car 4 seats
Junior 1914-1915 2 row 9 bhp (6.6 kW) 2438 mm Roadster 2 seats, Coupé 2 seats
Bear 1914-1915 4 row 12 bhp (8.8 kW) 2438 mm Roadster 2 seats
Flyer 1916-1917 4 row 16 bhp (11.8 kW) 2438 mm Roadster 2 seats, touring car 4 seats

Brand name CLC

This brand name existed from 1914 to 1915. A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with 12 HP power drove the rear axle via a planetary gear and a cardan shaft . There was a choice of roadster and sedan .

literature

  • David Burgess Wise: The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Greenwich Editions, London 2004, ISBN 0-86288-258-3 . (English)
  • Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 199 and pp. 347-348 (English).

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