Goose Pointe is a waterfront district located in the south-east region of Motor City. The area features older red brick buildings mixed with skyscrapers, a busy freight shipping dock, various highway intersections, and a cantilevered truss bridge crossing the nearby river.
Founded as The Tillotson Mfg. Co. in 1914 in Toledo, Ohio, we first manufactured float carburetors for the burgeoning automotive industry. We grew along with the automotive industry, becoming one of the best-known carburetor manufacturers. In the late 1940âs, we revolutionized the handheld engine industry with the first diaphragm carburetors.
Duratec is a brand name of the Ford Motor Company used for its gasoline-powered four-cylinder, five-cylinder and six-cylinder passenger car engines. The Duratec name originally described the family of V6 engines introduced in 1993 in the Ford Mondeo, and in 2000, the four-cylinder engines in the Mondeo became part of the Duratec family.