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Charles A. Coey was my fathers mothers Uncle, and he and his wife Carrie raised his mother from about age 10 until she was married in 1939. We decided to use this name because the car won many races in its time representing speed. The car was fast and easy to operate, hence the name "Coey Flyer"

The Coey name was carried on thru my father and brother whose middle names are Coey. Charles A. Coey, a balloonist, in the early 1900's or late 1800's set a distance ballooning record (by accident) near Chicago. He also invented a bicycle that could be ridden on railroad tracks, was the first person to introduce taxicabs to Chicago and owned a "livery" that rented all types of conveyances.

Charles A. Coey was a local character in his hometown of Chicago who spent a deal of time and energy being sued and being duped, and was Chicago agent for the Thomas Flyer automobile. So when he decided he would build his own car called it the Coey Flyer and had no problem claiming that his car "beat the

The Coey Flyer was part of the Harrah's museum collection but was sold and was last heard of in Indiana. A rare 1913 Coey Flyer, from its first year of production, the only one in existence (as far as we know) is owned in Pittsburgh, PA. Coey also built models called Bear and Junior, but the Flyer was his masterpiece. Coey Flyers were built from 1913 to 1917.

If Charles A. Coey would have been able to put his car on an assembly line just like Ford did, we believe his cars would still be around.

Other than for the reverse slope on the back of the body, the Coey Flyer has a strong resemblance to the American Underslung, but the bodies are different. This Flyer Touring car had a speed range from two to 68 mph in high gear. Priced new at $2,000.