m1concourse

Ride along with Jason OldeCarrGuy Carr and John CustomCarNerd Meyer as they talk with Tim McGrane, CEO of M1 Concourse. 

The "M" in M1 must stand for MORE. Tim has done and is doing more for the automotive community and the auto enthusiast than you could ever imagine! Highly respected in the automotive community, Tim has been involved in all aspects of the classic car auction industry including being the Vice President Marketing & Corporate Communications of a little place you may have heard of, Barrett-Jackson. M1 Concourse is a world class Event Venue that hosts well known Events including Roadkill Nights, American Speed Festival, and the Woodward Dream Show AND private garages with all the amenities a car owner needs and wants! 

Be sure to visit  M1 Concourse to learn more about upcoming Events  and securing your own private garage.
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1:51 many people told Brad that he was crazy. He ended up buying a former General Motors factory out of the bankruptcy in 2012.
3:46 No racing
5:28 what Top Golf does for golf, Brad does for driving.
5:45 Butts in seats is better than an auto show for factories.

16:01 300 private garages. Some call them car condominiums. A version of the auto country club, less racing focus, more community focus. Garages, a 1.6 mile performance track and 80 acre off road track a two acre skid pad, and a 35,000 square foot corporate event space.
17:43 garage entry price is $215,000. 24' ceiling allows mezzanine and up to 3 level car lift
23:38 Strategically located near Tampa Exec Airport.
24:34 Some of our greatest events are not driving events. They're actually wine tastings and dinners and I take 20 couples to drive through Italy every year. We do charity events. There's an Italian night and there's a food truck rally and there's a charity thing and it's just, you know, but the common denominator is generally cars.
30:31 The wealthy are careful with their money.
30:53 A Bentley client talks Jeff into taking a premium over MSRP on a car.
35:18 They're nicer than most people's houses, honestly. They have bathrooms and kitchens and bars and wine cellars and and armories and cars on lifts and workshops.
35:46 right after the GM bankruptcy, there was a federal trust created to take 88 properties
36:20 competing against real real estate developers
36:29 there's no better way to revitalize a historic automotive property into a modern automotive destination.
37:49 M1 Concourse in Pontiac spurred $1 billion of new development on the same street we're on it's called south south Boulevard... our cars and coffee there, we get 1300-1400 hour cars on a Saturday morning.
And I was looking at some of the photos at em one concourse, and I can't really tell unless I didn't go deep enough. But did you remove the original plant? Or did you use the bones and build in it? Or what are the fact
38:19 we spent five months crushing concrete.
38:50 did you find Jimmy Hoffa?
41:03 all this with a 4 person staff
42:15 Selling happiness
45:01 The Totem Pole and Ted's on Woodward Av
47:16 Track use calendar
48:51 The mid 80s Supra and that roof panel...
51:00 Mickey Shore's
53:29 Best story on Jeff's show yet?
54:09 Jeff pretending not to be blind