"Christine" Imagery

Taken that this King novel was written in 1983, I expect the roads to be flocking with Caprices, Honda Civics and good old Christine, the 1958 Fury sitting in Roland LeBay's front yard. It's for sale, and he's selling it for $300. It the guy who's interested isn't a maggot, his fee is $250, and that's exactly who the successful buyer, Arnie Cunningham, is. He is a willing buyer of the old roaring fifties clunker, and possibly the only one. However, he may be the only one interested for a reason...