Kennedy's Flexible Response to Communism. As this video from American Experience: JFK reveals, President Kennedy was determined to fight Communism. Although he believed that it was a menace, he did not want to engage the Soviet Union in an all-out confrontation, thus, triggering a âhot warâ with nuclear weapons.s this video from American Experience: JFK reveals, President Kennedy was determined to fight Communism. Although he believed that it was a menace, he did not want to engage the Soviet Union in an all-out confrontation, thus, triggering a âhot warâ with nuclear weapons.
The first generation of Corvette was introduced late in the 1953 model year. Originally designed as a show car for the 1953 Motorama display at the New York Auto Show, it generated enough interest to induce GM to make a production version to sell to the public. First production was on June 30, 1953.
Only 20 L88 Corvettes were made for the 1967 model year. This one has all its original body panels and has been painted in its original factory color. It was sold at a Dallas auction Tuesday, September 10, 2013, for $3.4 million, the highest price ever paid for a Corvette at auction. NEW YORK â A 1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible was sold at a Dallas auction Tuesday for $3.4 million, the highest price ever paid for a Corvette at auction. The car was one of only 20 L88 Corvettes produced that year. The L88 was a special high-performance version of the Corvette.