http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/march2013/gerlinda32-2.htm   The women carrying the antique car upstairs to me suggests a desire to preserve a way of life which is ending.  The fact that they want to hide it suggests that there will be new rules enforced with which they do not agree, or perhaps a desire to hide something against theft.   Cars over the last 80 years or so have meant greater freedom to move about at will and do a wide variety of things, and to move goods and services.  Cars (a mode of travel) can also represent the transfer of ideas (communications), perhaps across long distances; also socially  how we relate to each other.   The fires could be both literal and symbolic.  Symbolically, fire means destruction or purification through destruction or chemical change.   I would say that you could draw anything from this like:  economic collapse, gasoline shortages or inavailability, martial law (which would restrict many things, especially travel), and internet shut down, grid going down, etc..   It sounds like whatever happens will affect the whole town (symbol of all cars on fire being taken out of town).   Mexico is to the south of us, perhaps this could mean that Mexico, which isn't that prosperous, will be better off than the US, or adversely affected by what will happen here.   Ruby