My first bike was a Corvette!
Photo (not my personal bike however) Mine was black.
Yes, I was a kid in 1958.
Wow, hadn't thought about that bike in years. It had 3 speeds. Not like new types with multiple sprockets and de-railers. It had an internal setup in the rear hub (almost like a differential?) Wierd setup.
Note $80 price tag! My mother put down $10 and they financed it (I paid with my paper route, weekly).