Many thanks Mike Cecil for the reply...
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Originally Posted by Mike Cecil
I think it is for fitting the heater system. You probably have slots in the upper cab frame below the windscreen, too.Page F1-12 of CMP Vehicles Data Book, Canadian Army, states 'Ford Vehicles were fitted with an exhaust heat exchanger from which conduits were arranged to windshield defrosters, driver's feet and cab compartment...' The aperture shown in Mariano's post is the cabin outlet. The diagram on page F1-12 seems to indicate the cabin outlet and driver's feet outlets are one and the same.
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...and Terje André Bråten for the pic!