1 CONSENT OF REHMANN ROBSON, P.C. INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS McClain Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of McClain Industries, Inc. on Form S-8 pertaining to the Retainer Stock Plan of our report dated December 7, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements contained in the Annual Report of McClain Industries, Inc. on Form 10-k for the year ended September 30, 1998. /s/ REHMANN ROBSON, P.C. Farmington Hills, Michigan July 27, 1999