Surround view systems create a synthesized bird’s view of the vehicle using multiple cameras placed around the car. Due to the placement of the cameras, there is a region underneath the car that is not visible by any of the cameras and a car overlay image is used to hide this region. New customer requirements, however, expect the driver to see underneath the car and have a transparent overlay image without having to pay for the price associated with adding an extra camera. The paper proposes a method for achieving this using a history buffer form one of the cameras and the existing sensor suite present on a modern car. Additionally, a scheme is proposed to generate a fully functional synthesized view even when one of the side cameras is functionally inoperable leading to a better customer experience. We also take a look at how the depth perception of the scene can be used to improve the visualization by modifying the virtual bowl to adapt to the real world geometry.