I'd keep both. Misty is "Copper Mist" and the '78 is "Chocolate" They vary in shade of brown as well as mist height. Slap some new white walls on that '78 and you're in business. The '78 browns are more of a candy-caramel color compared to the PAT PENDING browns that are more terra cotta and the MIST transition on the PAT PENDING era is more splattery compared to later browns. They are not the same brown kettle. Sorry to make this tougher. But if I had to choose, keep the 78. Not near as many of the later ones come up.
@northwestkettle - I stand corrected... here is what @Craig wrote in another topic today:Quote from: Craig on April 28, 2017, 11:33:33 AMI'd keep both. Misty is "Copper Mist" and the '78 is "Chocolate" They vary in shade of brown as well as mist height. Slap some new white walls on that '78 and you're in business. The '78 browns are more of a candy-caramel color compared to the PAT PENDING browns that are more terra cotta and the MIST transition on the PAT PENDING era is more splattery compared to later browns. They are not the same brown kettle. Sorry to make this tougher. But if I had to choose, keep the 78. Not near as many of the later ones come up.http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/found-another-'chief'-in-the-wild/