Best way to prove the ET's for sure is run the gold car again. Get Ron Welsh and Ed Hedrick together and have a best of 3 each run off. All 3 (car, Ron, & Ed) are still alive and well. That would surely open some eyes and make some headlines.
Ron's interview of buying, racing, and selling the car was the best of all
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1796507421047935
"I ran 11.68 at 122 mph and drove it to the drive-in that night"-Ron Welsh (original owner). Just a classic line"!