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Originally Posted by Artemis
Trivia: "Pyrat" was the internal code name for the BMW E82 1M (featuring 'Valencia Orange Metallic' as signature color).
"Before the 1 Series M Coupe was given its official designation, BMW M referred to the model internally as «Pyrat», allegedly because of the engineers' affection for a spiced rum of the same name"
"Above all else it's a car that allows the M Division to fly the pirate flag once again within BMW and in some ways the automotive world. And it all sort of makes sense considering the code name for the 1M is «Pyrat». A name inspired by late nights creating the car followed up by later nights drinking Pyrat Rum"
(source: here, here and here)
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I've had that a number of times and it is excellent for the price. I haven't seen it in Canada for a few years now. The last bottle I had was unopened and was the only thing that was broken during our move 3 years ago into our present home. I had a moment of silence for the loss.