It started as a winter day’s dream. Sitting by a fireplace in the Swiss Alps longing for heat and sun – an oasis of desert. The whim turned into a gentlemen’s wager and arrangements were made on the spot. And before long their Steyr vehicle was being unpacked from a crate on the northern shores of Africa. From there, Antal and Lászlo set out across the sand to become the first to cross the Sahara in a standard road car. This daring journey became known as the Esterházy Safari.