keeping blue plate in CA Options

[tiim5]

This is california dmv oriented. I am re registering a 914 that has fallen'out of the computer' at dmv. The car has a 'blue' license plate, correct to the year. When i went to dmv i was told I could not keep the blue plate but had to reregister the car and get a newer white license plate. I was told only the old black plates could be kept as collecters plates. has anyone been successful in keeping your blue plate when the car is out of the system like this? Thanks

[415PB]

A friend of mine just went through this last year. He bought a 73 911 S and it had been out of the system for many of years. He wanted to keep the blue plates, but was told by DMV that he could not because it was no longer in the system. He produced an old registration proving that the license plates indeed belonged to the 911. DMV had him fill out some paperwork and it was sent up to Sac for approval. Couple weeks later, he was told that he could use the original blue plates. It was not alot of work at all, but then again your dealing with Ca DMV...