The Snopes site is pretty good at exposing these urban legends, and they list this one as true,
not a hoax.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/lumber.htm

This may be actual.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben T" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: Hey, isn't this a Volkswagen?

> In a message dated 11/8/02 10:07:14 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> westydriver@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO writes:
>
> << http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/ >>
>
> jimt,
>
> gnarlodious is yankin' you chain. this hoax has been perpertrated on this
> list many time before.
>
> in real life only honda civic driver's like mike miller from sacraMENTAL (aka
> Mike from Fresno) would do something so "impressive".
>
> BenT
>