My thoughts are that someone took it apart for whatever reason (could be motor or trans). Never finished the job. Machine sat around disassembled for a period of time. Convertor was lost or sent out or something. Then, someone came up with bright idea of getting rid of it, stuck the motor in, and sent to auction.
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