Originally Posted by T-Mar

I am fairly certain that what you have is a 1983 Aristocrat. The 1982 date may come from component date codes or the serial number, both of which may date to late 1982. The Aristocrat was the replacement for the Super Gran Tour XV. If you check the 1982 catalogue on Velobase you will see that there is no Aristocrat but the the Super Gran Tour XV is similarly spec'd, with the major difference being the triple crank. I have a dated 1983 spec sheet that lists the Aristocrat and the model numbers are the same as those used for the Super Gran Tour XV, right down to the colour code! There's no Aristocrat in the 1985 catalogue and I doubt it existed in 1984, as 600EX was replaced by New 600EX in 1984. The evidence suggests that the Aristocrat was a single year model, unless Ross reused the name.