Tonight I was talking to a few folks, and we decided to open up my Model A for the heck of it to see what it would take to get it fixed.
The results were...shall we say, unexpected?
It's like Pinkie Pie got in here - I didn't know it was physically possible to do this. I'm feeling very glad it was only $30 right now. (Not that I wasn't previously aware it was damaged and non-functional.)
Unless I seriously feel like grabbing a new stator (and maybe a new motor - the horn smelt suspiciously like crispy electrical stuff), I guess this one will get a paint job and a spot somewhere as a display piece eventually.