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If this frame is Charlie McCoy's track frame you can be pretty well certain it was built for sprints, not 27's.
Gillot's would have been embarrassed if a rider of his class were seen at the track on a gappy frame with their name on it! Also, if you look at the pics of his geared TT bikes you will notice they have short reach brakes, implying he was a man who liked close clearances.
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Thanks @falconvitesse yeah it's around 24" which is my size.
There'll inevitably be some faffing about with stem length.
I'm pretty sure it's built for 27" wheels - I just can't get a front wheel in to measure the brake drop accurately. Guess you can work it out by measuring from the hole in fork to the axle but haven't tried before.
I had a Bates BAR with 27" wheels a few years back and it was a PITA having different tyre and tubes sizes from my other bikes and less choice, but I'll do it if that's what works best.