On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 23:06:29 +0100, Adrian
wrote:

Any idea 'where' I could find these 'simpler' motors ?

An industrial scrapyard. Old factory machinery has load of motors, and
you can often find variable speed stuff. It's also more likely to have
been made and sold as "a motor", rather than only ever being intended
for one specialised use.