1995-1998 Large Paint Booth added for Vehicle Graphic Specialist!

Jim McMichael Signs & Truck Painting was an one-stop shop where anything could be done from Vehicle Graphics, Illuminated Signs, Banners, Decals and Body Shop work! With all the different specialties that Jim’s shop offered, and all the business, it was time to add a LARGE paint booth. In 1996 Jim added on a 16′ x […]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Jim McMichael Signs 50th Anniversary!

      From all the employees at Jim McMichael Signs & Truck Painting- HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!     April 15th, 1964, is the day that Jim celebrates the beginning of his company. Over the years he has had many milestones, funny stories, great memories and a family to support him along the way. So, we would like to […]

1988-1994 Growing Sign Company goes Digital!

 As Jim McMichael’s Signs & Truck Painting was growing so was the digital world! Jim decided it was time to embrace it and in 1988 Jim hired on Bob Sherrod, a graphic designer, and it was with this addition to the team that led to the company getting it’s first vinyl sign plotter!   This […]

1984-1987 Pigeon Forge Trolley’s hand painted by Jim McMichael Signs!

 Jim’s business just kept on growing once he moved into his new shop! Around this time, Jim started working on the well-known Pigeon Forge Trolley’s. The vehicle graphics for these trolley’s are actually hand painted on. Jim has maintained painting the trolley’s throughout the years and still continues to do so today.   Along with […]

1983- Jim McMichael Signs & Truck Painting gets NEW LOOK!

After a well accomplished 19 years, Jim McMichael had yet another great milestone for his business- his OWN shop!   With a lot of hard work and planning, Jim finally had a shop to call his very own. It wasn’t an easy task though as the lot he purchased for his shop had a major amount […]

1978-1982 More space needed for growing graphics specialist!

 For about 5 years, the one bay building and shop for Jim McMichael Signs was sufficient, but it was time for an upgrade! In 1978 Jim McMichael realized that while he was living the dream, he was going to need more space to keep his dream alive, so he moved into another location that had […]

1973-1978 Jim McMichael Signs moves to 1st “official” location

   With Jim’s business “trucking” along it was time to move into a location where he had his own bay to work from! So just 7 years after starting from the trunk of his car, Jim moved his business into a location on Clinton Hwy where he now had his own shop with a bay. […]

1970-1973 Jim’s Truck Lettering & Talent bring more new customers!

Jim’s Business flourishes as he hires 1st employee!   During the next few years, not only was Jim’s family growing but the business was really starting to take off as well!   The business continued to grow, more than he could handle himself, so he hired his first employee.   By this time, he also started doing […]

1967-1969 Jim McMichael Signs continues truck lettering work!

5 years later after working out of the trunk of his car, Jim expanded to the basement of his home.   With a toddler in tow, Jim decided it was time for an upgrade and added a basement on so that the business could flourish and Jim and his wife Shirley, could have some space to use […]

1965-1966 Vehicle Sign Painter works out of trunk of car!

  You should know you’ve met a determined man, when he is working out of the trunk of his own car and going door-to-door to drum up business!     Jim was using his talent, his paint box and his maul stick to make his dream come true!   A maul stick is what he […]