Do I need one?

There you go, looks good! Didnt know the solenoid was in play with a rear Dutra, even with a mini starter?
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That solenoid and starter were used on '60-'66 Canadian-built Slant-6s, and Frank Raso (who makes that water box) is in Canada. The '60-'61 US cars used a similar starter/solenoid setup, but the '62-up US cars used the familiar gear reduction starter with integral solenoid (or whatever mini starter you choose to install).