The date on the plate is 8/15/83: the 57-9 Ghias all have 1957 Data Plates, and VIN Plates appropriate to year of their configuration (i.e. C57 ****, LY1 ****, MY1 ****).
I suspect that the Data Plate and VIN Plate were removed for painting and discarded. That would at least be consistent with the quality of the paint job.
Either that or there was a title problem that required a new identity.
By the way, it is a 57.
Bob
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