I am with Jim on this, it is hard to tell what the geomentry of the frame is in those pics. I don't see it mentioned what size are the wheels? It could be a frame built to be aero dynamic but not really a TT or Funny bike as we think of them. I am not certain but I am sure someone else does just when the 26 and 24 front wheeled bikes came into use.
OH right I see the frame is a 57 so it must have 2 700c wheels? it looks like a nice frame, perhaps the tip mounted shifter is just a bit of a custome touch.
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