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Early in life, Martin began a career as a mechanical engineer. He moved to Southern California in the early twentieth century and acquired a job working for Dale Gentry of Gentry Ford in San Bernardino, California. It was here that Martin and Dale Gentry invented the first V-8 engine. The engine was named the Gentry-Lewis Engine and was placed into a vehicle manufactured by Ford. Unfortunately, Ford did not authorize the Gentry-Lewis Engine, so their plans fell through. Martin soon decided to pursue other interests.

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