Seeking high simplicity, doubtless with an eye to minimizing costs
. . . for both Studebaker and Westinghouse,
. . . Faurot sketched a cab-over-engine (COE) design
. . . with nary a curved line on it save headlamps and wheel arches.
The result was boxy in the extreme,
. . . but the simple flat panels were a stamping operator's dream.
Dominating the high bluff front was a big windshield canted forward at the top,
. . . suggesting that no thought was given to aerodynamics.
. . . Then again, this was long before "airflow management"
. . . was deemed important for any vehicle.
And besides, these were supposed to be short-haul utility rigs,
. . . not high-speed interstate flyers.
