I googled.... and found this
"Was a derogatory term once used to compare these so-called Muscle cars to Japanese imports with no more then 6 cyclinders.
Now a term used to describe cars that are modified to look fast, but arn't...
Billy Bob - 'Hey Cletus...what you think this imported shitbox on wheels is running on...what with no more then 6 cyclinders?'
Cletus - 'Probabli on rice...knowing thoes yellow bastards' ""