Silverforgestudio,
Century motors are usually quite rebuildable ( I can't say I've ever seen a dead one; the one in my photo sat on the dirt floor of a leaking barn for many years before I got it). Like all repulsion induction motors, they excel at applications where they must start under a load, as they have excellent starting torque. They will also tolerate voltage drops that would damage a capacitor start motor. If you ever plan to restore an older machine, they're a great choice ( the one I have is going to power the feed on a Fay and Egan planer); if you don't use them, some one else likely would .
-James Huston