Well, to cut a long story short...there's a fork in the road - I can go left or right. Instead I went right up the middle over curb.
Upon examination of the damage the wheel is busted which isn't a big problem. The engine still has oil and starts so that it ok, however the bottom plate of the transmission fluid resevoir has a gash in it and the fluid is now pooling on the floor.
I decided to see if the car would actually move, it was stiff moving it out of park into reverse but it didn't go anywhere.
Right now, I'm looking for speculation on exactly what the problem may be. I have no idea what is on the other side of the plate but I know it has an awful lot of bolts to remove.
So, please, any suggestions other than taking it to a transmission shop. I'm pretty good at following directions when fixing stuff so I am wondering if this is likely to be something minor, major or very major.
Appreciate any input.
Regards Nigel