In 1894 Okey designed and built from his own drawings a water cooled single cylinder four cycle engine. This engine had a 2 1/2 inch bore and a 3 inch stroke, jump spark ignition using a spark plug invented by Mr. Oakley. Okey then tinkered in his garage for about four years and was the first man in Columbus, Ohio to build an American Automobile.
1898 Okey Two Passenger Runabout - Perry Okey Driving He then designed and built a new engine that was a 2 cycle water cooled single cylinder engine and fitted it to a tricycle. This Automobile had two bicycle type wheels on the rear and one in the front. Only one was made and it was similar to the Knox Tricycle built by the Knox Automobile Co. of Springfield, MA.
1904 Okey Runabout The Okey Motor Car Co. first marketed automobiles in 1904. Nine different models were made up to 1908. The company president was C. M. Crittenden, H. T. Stewart was Vice-President, F. R. Shinn, Treas., H. E. Walton, Sec. and Gen. Mgr. Perry Okey was chief designer.
1905 Okey Two Passenger Runabout - Perry Okey Driving In 1905 Perry Okey built a water cooled three cylinder four cycle engine with a 4 inch bore and a 6 inch stroke. This new engine had valves mechanically operated in the head. The engine had a carburetor designed by Okey. The carburetor had a annular float, needle valve regulation and an automatic supplementary air intake valve between the carburetor and the motor.
1905 Okey Three Cylinder Engine
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