Tex Mex Motors Netflix Cast and Filming Locations

Posted by Larita Shotwell on Sunday, July 7, 2024

Tex Mex Motors Netflix cast consists of Rob Pitts, Mike Coy, Sammy Maloof, and Scooter Wreyton. Tex Mex Motors was filmed on location in Mexico and Texas.

The series is produced by California-based MAK Pictures along with community support from El Paso’s own Star Central Studios.

Tex Mex Motors is a new Netflix reality show that highlights a group of car specialists who deal with thorough repairing and modifications of abandoned cars.

Throughout the episode, we are taken on a trip with a team of experts who gather ancient or degraded cars from Mexico and take them along to El Paso.

They work on them and try to bring out something new.

Netflix is set to release the first Season of the show on June 9, 2023. It will consist of 8 episodes.

 Meet The Cast Of Tex Mex Motors on Netflix

The cast of Tex Mex Motors includes Rob Pitts, Mike Coy, Sammy Maloofand Scooter Wreyton. Other members are Jaime Hjelm and Jenicio Adame.

Rob Pitts

Rob Pitts popularly known as Rabiit is the sales master of Tex Mex Motors.

We can hear him in the show saying ‘One of his liked tasks to do is to convince people into purchasing something which they don’t need.”

He is keen on selling cars and just like that he bought and sold his first motor at the age of 16.

The man’s expertise in locating and auctioning souvenir cars has proven fruitful to the team in reaching their targeted profit.

Pitts runs a YouTube channel. The channel is named after his name, with 125,000 subscribers and 335 videos.

The description reads, “At times when the car rolls and blows smoke from back, I am there for it.” He joined the channel on January 3, 2018.

Mike Coy

Mike Coy is Tex Mex Motor’s shop boss and painter. Basically, he operates the show and provides cars with distinct paint jobs.

He usually chooses striking colors and designs for the cars so they have a higher chance of being sold.

While his love for cars is evident, he is also a follower of ambitious bike racing. He currently visited the Grand Prix motorcycle racing event in Austin, Texas, which was held in April 2023.

The motorcars painter is not a new face to TV and fans as he has featured in various sequences of Discovery ‘Fast N Loud’ in the past.

During his spare time, he spends time with Nacho, the shop dog of the gang of six, as seen in the Netflix show.

Wesley Zachary

He is Tex Mex Motors’ team master fabricator. According to Mike, he is a type of silent genius.

Wesley has worked with cars since the age of five and has no count of cars he worked for.

The reality show fame is the owner of Zachery Customs and seems to be growing both in his personal and professional life.

The father of two daughters and a son is well-appreciated for his talent as a fabricator in the show.

The oldest daughter is in her high school, while the youngest passed from pre-kindergarten in May 2023.

He is also good with the guitar, just like his son.

Scooter Wreyton

He is a car scout who moves down to Mexico and brings back the car to the Tex Mex Motors garage.

Apart from being a car lover, Wreyton is a gym buff, as evident from his social profile.

He keeps the fan engaged by posting images of cars found. Apart from cars, the show’s cast posts photos of dogs he met during his work.

Loves to spend time with his wife who is a dentist, while not working.

Additionally, he is a gym freak who uploads workout videos.

Jaime Hjelm

She is Tex Mex Motors’ engine and electrical specialist. She addresses herself as a ‘garage gal’ on her Instagram.

Currently based in South Elgin, Illinois, Jaime moved back to her home state and owns a car repair shop named ‘Wicked Wrench Co.’ Also her family owns and operates a huge supply of taxi cabs in Chicago.

She also provides classes to interested people in the inside functioning of an engine.

The electrical expert has won many competitions for her talents and remains the best when dealing with kinds of the stuff below the hood of a car.

Jenicio Adame

He is a newcomer to Tex-Mex Motors. Jenicio is described as the ‘El Paso local’ who is still learning things.

He handles Car Crafters in El Paso, Texas, with his dad.

Just like his other co-stars, he also likes to upload photos of his work to his social handle.

Where was Tex Mex Filmed?

Tex Mex Motors was filmed in Mexico and Texas, particularly in El Paso and Celeste. The filming duration lasted between April to August 2022.

The high-spirited and energetic series occurred in the states of United States as stated above, particularly in a motorcar reconstruction store where the pros develop a brand new car out of junk.

The foremost shooting for the introductory part of the show started on April 2022 and was packed up after four months in August of the same year.

Mexico

Firstly, the series begins in the city of Mexico, where a team of professionals moves to the state in search of scrappy cars which they can repair in their unique ways.

The background shows a beautiful and distinct landscape of Mexico, adding more intensity to the visuals of ‘ Tex Mex Motors.’

Formally known as the United Mexican States, the highway system is quite broad with diverse divided pathways that can be seen in various episodes of the Netflix show.

These places might be visible during the episodes as there are many outdoor shots of Mexico throughout the show.

Texas

The selected scrappy car is brought to Texas by professionals, especially in the city of El Paso.

Also known as The Sun City because of its 302 days of sunshine per year on average, the city proved as a central construction location for several crucial episodes of ‘Tex Mex Motors.

Moreover, the filming camp was also set up in and around the city of Celeste at Zachary Customs at 8221 Co Road 1084 as the experts focuses on the small details while remodeling the cars in the motorcar repairing service center.

Also, the team where located filming other additional parts of the series in other areas of the West Texas region as well.

Tex Mex Motors Netflix Release Date

Tex Mex Motors netflix release date is on June 9, 2023. One can watch the show on Netflix only with a subscription to the streaming platform.

The trailer of the series helps describe the motive of the show.

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