From talking with the State Patrol and a few people who applied unsuccessfully (one was a Mini-Cooper and the other a Rice Rocket), it seems there is no formal application. Looking at the reasons the state denied the requests, and what info they requested from these applicants, all I can offer is how I have made application. I also don't understand why the two unsuccessfuls wasted their time with doing this, even with their argument of value (?) and customizing (?).

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Mounting height. They asked this of both applicants, so I took several pictures with a clearly graduated yard stick positioned vertically in front of the bumber. Close up and back far enough to include the width of the car.

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This is a response to an inquiry of the failed Mini-Cooper applicant:

"To request an exemption from attaching a front license plate to your
vehicle, a letter, articulating why you feel you should be exempt from
the law (a picture of the front of the vehicle is also helpful) should
be sent to:

WSP/ESR UNIT
PO BOX 42614
OLYMPIA WA 98504-2614

The information will be reviewed and a letter with the decision will be
sent to you.

In the letter please also provide make/model/year of vehicle and an
address the letter should be sent to."

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In light of the information requested by the State Patrol, I wrote a letter which included my concerns with not being able to physicaly mount a plate within the law's mandated height requirements and addressed all the concerns asked of the unsuccessful applicants. Then I added the Trooper's reasons for wanting front plates. Identifying a car going the opposite direction of the crime he is responding to (not much of a problem identifying a black countach), and for identifying a possible stolen car (most thiefs only steal a plate for the rear because of time, again not a problem with a Countach). Then I reminded them that they have previously done this for a Pantera and a DeLorean.

Now, it's a waiting game to see what their response is. For your info, the trooper told me there are only about a dozen vehicles meeting the requirements for exemption.

Hope this helps you!!!