On the first Thursdays of every  month, you can take the family out to Pillar Point Harbor to peer at the pretty shiny things — classic cars, tricked out trucks, fancy motorcycles and hot rods — on display by community motorheads at the Harbor Nights Car Show. Chat up the vehicles’ owners and find out what it takes to maintain these labors of love, along with the history and details of their restoration.

The Harbor Nights Car Show was the brainchild of the Bothams from Princeton Seafood Co. Bob Senz, founder of the Pacific Coast Dream Machines, praises the event as a way to connect with the community’s youth.

DEAL: The Harbor Nights Car Show is free to both exhibitors and spectators, although exhibitors are asked to register.

HOW: Spectators can just wander around. If you want to show off your ride, email Mary Botham at mary@coastalcarshow.com or call her at Princeton Seafood at (650) 726-2722 for more information. Registered machines will be entered in a drawing for some fabulous prizes.

WHEN: First Thursdays.

WHERE: Pillar Point Harbor, Johnson Pier, Princeton-by-the-Sea, CA 94018. 650-868-2383